Iran strikes US base in Jordan as American bombardment continues

Iran strikes US base in Jordan as American bombardment continues Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/16/2026 - 09:56 IRGC accuses US of launching strikes in vicinity of children's cancer hospital Aircraft fly in formation over the USS George HW Bush in the Arabian Sea on 30 June (US Navy/AFP) Off Iran 's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck a US base in Jordan as American strikes continued to hit the country. The IRGC said it carried out the Jordan attack in retaliation for a strike launched from the base that hit "the vicinity of a children's cancer hospital". US bases and facilities in Kuwait , Bahrain and Jordan were also targeted by Iranian drone strikes.