Attacks flare between U.S., Iran after month-long pause

What happened

World Attacks flare between U.S., Iran after month-long pause August 31, 2026 6:04 AM ET Jane Arraf , Hadeel Al-Shalchi FILE – A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

What we know

( ISNA via , File) ISNA via ISNA via AMMAN, Jordan – The U.S. military struck what it said were Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday while Iran retaliated with strikes on U.S. forces in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in the first major attacks between the two sides in more than a month. The U.S. military said in an email to NPR that it struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday that it said were preparing to fire sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian armed forces said those attacks against sites on Larak Island in the strait killed military personnel and civilians. Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at U.S. forces and helicopters at an air base in the UAE, and targeted bases in Jordan. It said the Jordanian bases and aircraft had been used to launch and support the U.S. attack on Larak Island, a strategic Iranian military post that overlooks shipping lanes near the port of Bandar Abbas. The UAE denied Iranian state media reports that its al-Minhad Air Base had been targeted by missiles, but said it intercepted drones over its territorial waters that, it said, had been launched from Iran. Jordan’s armed forces said it had shot down eight missiles that entered the country’s airspace. The Jordanian military did not comment on whether other drones or missiles had penetrated its defenses and reached the air bases. CENTCOM commander Adm.

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