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IRGC video of retaliatory strikes on US targets in Jordan

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IRGC video of retaliatory strikes on US targets in Jordan
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What the report says

Al Jazeera reported on July 30, 2026, that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released video footage it said showed missiles fired by its naval forces toward US aircraft at Jordan’s Al Azraq air base. The IRGC described the action as retaliatory, according to the report.

The outlet said the claimed strike followed US attacks on Qeshm Island, an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz area, that killed three people. The article text provided did not identify the people killed, specify the timing of the Qeshm Island strikes, or include statements from US or Jordanian officials about the IRGC’s claim.

The development matters because it points to a direct claim by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of targeting US military assets in Jordan, a US partner that has hosted American forces and aircraft as part of regional security cooperation. Al Azraq air base has strategic significance because of Jordan’s location between Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Al Jazeera’s item was a brief video newsfeed post and did not provide independent confirmation of the missile launches, damage, casualties, interceptions or the status of any US aircraft. Further confirmation from the governments involved, military commands, or independent monitors would be needed to establish what occurred beyond the IRGC’s published account.

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