Archive · 30 Jul 2026
US Launches Airstrikes on Iran After Missile Attack
The United States sent fighter jets to strike targets in Iran after Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Jordan.
The U.S. military said the attacks were a "powerful response" to the missile launch.
President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. would "hit them very hard."
Iran’s military said it had hit a U.S. airbase and warned it would keep fighting if the U.S. kept threatening it.
The new strikes ended a short pause in U.S. attacks that had started after a ceasefire agreement was broken.
US Central Command launched airstrikes on Iranian territory on July 30, 2026, in retaliation for Iranian missile attacks on a US base in Jordan.
The strikes began at 8 p.m. ET and were described by Centcom as a "powerful response" to the attempted Iranian attacks.
President Donald Trump warned that the US would "hit them very hard" after the Iranian missile launch, prompting the resumption of the campaign.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had targeted a US airbase and command center in Jordan and warned of continued resistance if US threats persisted.
The new strikes ended a brief pause in US military operations that had been in place since a ceasefire memorandum was dissolved in early July.
- Who
- US Central Command, President Donald Trump, Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- What
- US launched airstrikes on Iranian territory in retaliation for Iranian missile attacks on a US base in Jordan
- When
- July 30, 2026
- Where
- Iran and a US base in Jordan
- Why
- To respond to Iranian missile attacks and deter further aggression
- Date of strikes
- July 30, 2026
- Targeted country
- Iran
- Triggering event
- Iranian missile attack on US base in Jordan
- US response
- Airstrikes
- US President
- Donald Trump
