U.S. Strikes Dozens of IRGC Targets After Iran Hits Jordan Base
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- U.S. Central Command said it completed "a heavy wave of strikes" over two hours on July 30, 2026, hitting "dozens" of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps targets including command centers, missile and drone facilities, and coastal surveillance and defense sites.
- The strikes were retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan; President Trump vowed to hit Iran "very hard," saying "it's our turn to hit them."
- Iran's state media reported two people injured on Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz and explosions in Khuzestan province to the northwest.
- Drone strikes ignited fires on two natural gas vessels at Egypt's port of Damietta — a U.S.-owned floating storage facility and a Greek-owned tanker — with no injuries reported and the perpetrator unconfirmed.
- Saudi Arabia accused Iraqi militias of firing drones against its oil facilities over the past two days, while Houthi rebels separately claimed attacks on Saudi energy sites as part of a related conflict.
- An interim agreement collapsed in recent weeks over renewed fighting in the Strait of Hormuz, and a regional official warned "we're in a very bad place right now" as mediators struggled to get a ceasefire back on track.
- The five-month conflict has jolted the world economy and is unpopular among Americans, with the latest fighting likely to further draw down already-diminished U.S. stockpiles of sophisticated munitions.
Why it matters: The strike on Egypt's Damietta port marks a significant widening of the conflict — Egypt had been one of the only West Asian countries spared direct military action. Each new strike cycle drains sophisticated U.S. munitions stockpiles, and mediators' failure to revive a collapsed interim deal after a five-month war raises the prospect of all-out fighting returning and energy supply disruptions deepening.
