US military launches airstrikes on Iran after foiled missile attack on US forces

by Newsman July 29, 2026, 7:11 pm 533 Views

The US military says it’s launching strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces a day earlier.

US Central Command said the strikes are “a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attack” and that they began Wednesday evening, in a post on social media.

A bright missile soaring through a night sky, leaving a trail of smoke and light. — The US military announced they launched airstrikes on Iranian targets after Tehran attacked American forces the day prior. AP

A missile launching from a dark landscape into a dark sky, surrounded by white smoke and bright light from the launch, with Farsi text in the bottom right corner. — US Central Command posted on social media that the attack was “a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attack.” AP

It’s a further escalation after a period of calm, with the U.S. saying it had intercepted strikes from Iran a day earlier and carried out separate strikes alongside Saudi Arabia on Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq.

President Donald Trump had vowed to retaliate after Iran targeted a base in Jordan that hosts U.S. troops.