US launches airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for missile attacks

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The United States military began airstrikes against targets inside Iran at 20:00 ET on 29 July 2026, according to U.S. Central Command. The attacks were presented as a direct response to an Iranian ballistic‑missile launch aimed at U.S. forces stationed in Jordan and to recent Iranian‑backed militia attacks on U.S. and Saudi positions in eastern Iraq.

Joint U.S.–Saudi strikes on Iraqi militia facilities killed at least 20 people, wounded 32, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard reported that four of its members were killed. Jordan’s air force intercepted and shot down five Iranian missiles. The United States also imposed a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, redirecting twenty commercial vessels, disabling two and moving two onward. President Donald Trump declared, “Now it’s our turn,” and warned that the United States would hit Iran “very hard.”

The strikes marked the first U.S. bombing of Iran since a brief pause earlier in the week and signaled an escalation in a conflict that also saw increased commercial shipping activity through the Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandeb straits.

Entities: CENTCOM · Donald Trump · Iran · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · U.S. Central Command · United States · United States

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[DISPUTED] U.S. airstrikes against Iran began at 20:00 ET on 29 July 2026. (U.S. Central Command)
[● 3 SOURCES] President Donald Trump said “now it’s our turn” and warned of a strong U.S. response to Iran. (Donald Trump)
[● 3 SOURCES] U.S. and Saudi Arabian airstrikes on Iranian‑backed militia facilities in eastern Iraq killed at least 20 people and injured 32. (U.S. and Saudi military reports)
[○ 1 SOURCE] At least 14 commercial ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz and 37 through Bab al‑Mandeb within 24 hours during the conflict. (MarineTraffic data)
[● 2 SOURCES] Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said four of its members were killed in the U.S.–Saudi strikes in Iraq. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard)
[● 3 SOURCES] The strikes were retaliation for Iranian missile attacks on U.S. forces in Jordan.
[● 2 SOURCES] Jordan intercepted and shot down five Iranian missiles. (Jordanian military)
[● 2 SOURCES] The United States enforced a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, redirecting 20 commercial vessels, disabling two and moving two onward. (U.S. Central Command)
[● 2 SOURCES] The United States conducted airstrikes against Iran on 29 July 2026, starting at 20:00 ET. (c30651f2-56c7-4b21-8c7e-ac14f4cf40ba, 578c8f3d-31eb-4c5a-b351-157ca4edcc11)
[● 2 SOURCES] CENTCOM announced it had intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles heading toward US forces in the Middle East the day before the strikes. (U.S. Central Command)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The United States conducted joint US‑Saudi attacks on Tehran‑backed militias in Iraq. (US military action)
[● 2 SOURCES] The strikes were retaliation for an attempted Iranian attack on American forces a day earlier. (US response justification)