Jordan intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles as the United States launched another wave of strikes against targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, marking a further escalation in hostilities between Washington and Tehran.
U.S. forces carried out new strikes on Tuesday against targets connected to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), marking another round of attacks this week.
Iran said it responded with missile and drone attacks, while Jordan's armed forces reported intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. strikes were carried out in retaliation for Iran's alleged attempts to deploy additional sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its unsuccessful attack on a U.S. base in Jordan earlier this week.
Trump warned Iran against further retaliation, saying it would be "hit much harder".
"U.S. forces struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites," CENTCOM said in a statement on social media.
The strikes targeted a range of military and maritime capabilities as tensions continued to rise across the region.
Trump also appeared to rule out a near-term agreement with Tehran and warned Iran against retaliating for the latest U.S. strikes.
"If they retaliate, they'll be hit much harder. And if they do it again, they'll be no longer," the president told Fox News' Trey Yingst.
Asked whether he remained interested in reaching a deal with Iran, which the Trump administration has pursued intermittently for months, Trump said: "I think an agreement with them isn't worth the paper it's written on. We gave them a lot of chances."
Iran had earlier said it launched drone and missile attacks in response to the latest U.S. strikes.
Jordan's military said early Wednesday that it was "subjected … to a missile attack originating from Iranian territory", marking the second apparent Iranian attack on the country in recent days.
The Jordanian armed forces said they detected 13 ballistic missiles, of which 10 were intercepted, and three landed in remote areas. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Iranian state media claimed U.S. forces were killed in the attack on Jordan, but a U.S. official told CBS News that the claim was not true.
Jordan, a key U.S. ally that hosts American military personnel, was also targeted by Iranian missiles on Sunday following an earlier U.S. strike against Iran.
