Iran Claims Retaliatory Hits on US Bases in Jordan and Bahrain

Iranian officials have asserted that they have launched attacks on U.S. military facilities located in Jordan and Bahrain as a direct response to recent American missile operations in Iran. The claim follows Iran's earlier report that U.S. strikes on Sirik and Khuzestan resulted in a total of 19 civilian casualties. Tehran's foreign ministry described the Sirik bombing as an act of desperation, noting that it occurred during a wedding ceremony. In an X post, security council secretary Mohsin Rezaei warned that Iran's new strategy integrates both kinetic and non‑kinetic tools, including diplomatic negotiations and counter‑sanctions measures, to undermine U.S. pressure. The statements arrive weeks after the United States conducted air attacks on two Iranian rocket launchers near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.