Iran targets US base in first attack since Trump halted strikes

Iran launched ballistic missiles at a US military base in Jordan on Tuesday, the first such attack since US President Donald Trump paused strikes on Iran. CENTCOM said all missiles were intercepted, raising fears of renewed regional escalation despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.Iran launches surprise missile attack on US base in Jordan.Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at a US military base in Jordan on Tuesday in what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) described as an "attempted surprise attack", marking the first direct ballistic missile strike on a US base since President Donald Trump paused military operations against Tehran last week to allow diplomacy.CENTCOM said all of the missiles were successfully intercepted and no casualties or damage were immediately reported.The command said forces from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the missiles at 5:45 p.m. ET and added that "US forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness." CENTCOM on X The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran and threatens to derail the fragile diplomatic pause announced by Trump after days of military confrontation. The United States earlier suspended a two-week bombing campaign against Iran on Saturday. According to a US official and several US media reports, military commanders advised Trump that the strikes had reached the limits of what they could achieve and that available targets were diminishing.US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington and Tehran were holding “good talks” and that there was a “good chance” of reaching a deal, but warned that US military strikes against Iran would resume if negotiations failed. “We’re having good talks. I think there’s a good chance that something could happen, and if it doesn’t, we go back to doing what we were doing two days ago,” Trump told reporters.The latest missile launch targeted Jordan, where two US service members were killed in a missile and drone attack earlier this month, an incident that prompted Trump to intensify a 13-night campaign of strikes against Iranian-linked targets.The attack also came just hours after Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, with discussions focused heavily on Iran. The White House described the meeting as "positive and productive."- EndsPublished By: Zafar ZaidiPublished On: Jul 29, 2026 04:47 IST