The United States carried out another wave of strikes against Iran late Tuesday U.S. time, targeting multiple sites across the country in a renewed exchange of fire after nearly a month-long pause in hostilities.
According to a post on X from U.S. Central Command, the strikes hit air defense and communications sites, as well as radar systems. The action was described as retaliation for “recent attempted attacks” by Iran against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members.
Tehran quickly responded, launching a missile attack on U.S. ally Jordan. A spokesperson for Jordan’s armed forces said on X that 10 of 13 missiles were intercepted by the country’s air defense systems, while the remaining three landed in remote areas. No injuries or deaths were reported.
Early Wednesday local time, Bahrain’s interior ministry announced “an alert of potential threat,” urging citizens to move to the nearest safe location. The nature of the threat was not immediately clear.
Oil prices climb
The renewed strikes pushed oil prices higher in Asian trading Wednesday. International benchmark Brent rose 4.5% to $94.52 a barrel on Tuesday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures added about 5% to $90.03 per barrel, reaching levels not seen since July 24.
U.S. warns of further action
In a Truth Social post Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump described the latest strikes as “large and powerful” and threatened further military action if Tehran retaliated against what he called a “very justified attack.”
Monday’s events marked the latest escalation in a back-and-forth that had been dormant for about a month. Iranian forces hit a U.S. base in Jordan on Monday, following an American attack the previous day on rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island. Washington claimed those launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the strait.
The Sunday strikes were the first time the U.S. and Iran traded attacks in roughly a month, and came after the Trump administration said it was launching an “economic D-Day” on Tehran’s backers.
Source: www.cnbc.com — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/02/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-irgc-jordan-bahrain.html
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