Iran retaliates against renewed U.S. strikes... launches missile and drone attacks on U.S. base in Jordan

[Financial News] Iran, which came under U.S. airstrikes again after about a month, has launched retaliatory attacks against a U.S. warship and a U.S. base in Jordan.

On the 30th local time, Iran's semi-official Press TV reported that the Iranian military fired missiles at U.S. vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Al Jazeera on the same day, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that it had attacked Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, where U.S. assets are deployed, as well as the Al Azraq Base, with missiles and drones. The IRGC said the strike was a "punishment for the aggressor" and claimed it had caused significant damage to U.S. forces. It added that it had "destroyed technical and repair facilities and fighter jet deployment facilities," warning that "although the enemies are desperately trying to weaken the Islamic Republic's control over the Strait of Hormuz, every attack will face a more devastating response."
U.S. media outlets, including the Associated Press (AP), reported on the 30th, citing an anonymous U.S. military official, that the U.S. had struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz earlier that morning. The official claimed the attack came after signs were observed that Iran was preparing to launch rockets with mines attached. Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that at least two people were killed and two others were injured in the U.S. strike.
Since February, the United States has attacked Iran alongside Israel. After a ceasefire memorandum was signed on June 17, the fighting briefly stopped, but the U.S. struck Iran again last month over control of the Strait of Hormuz. In an announcement on the 24th of last month, President Donald Trump said Iran wanted talks, so the airstrikes were halted, and the United States did not officially attack Iran again until the 29th of this month.
Trump later shifted from military action to economic sanctions. On the 19th, he said on Truth Social that he would launch a sweeping campaign to economically isolate Iran. On the 24th, U.S. finance minister Scott Bessent announced a large-scale plan for secondary sanctions targeting third countries that do business with Iran.
The latest U.S. strike is believed to have been aimed at preventing Iran from reinstalling mines in the Strait of Hormuz. On the 25th, Trump claimed, "I have received reports that all (Iranian) mines in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz have been removed or destroyed." He also said, "Any vessel attempting to lay new mines in Iran will be immediately and systematically destroyed," stressing a "zero-tolerance policy for mine laying that is comprehensive and effective."

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