Jordan stopped 13 missiles fired at Camp Titin after a Sirik wedding house was hit
Jordan's armed forces said they stopped 13 ballistic missiles aimed at Camp Titin on the Aqaba coast after shrapnel from a US strike hit a wedding house in Sirik. The Iranian Red Crescent said four people, one of them a young child, were killed and more than 50 were injured. Centcom said it had struck Revolutionary Guard targets after attempted attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The Guards claimed US personnel were killed at Camp Titin; Jordan reported no deaths, and those claims had no independent confirmation.
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Centcom struck Revolutionary Guard targets after Hormuz shipping attempts
Centcom said its forces began striking Revolutionary Guard targets at 12:00 ET on Tuesday and completed the barrage by early Wednesday, after attempted attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, speaking for the command, said it was aware of Iranian state media reports from Sirik and argued that the US military never targets civilians. The Iranian Red Crescent said four people, one of them a young child, were killed and more than 50 injured when shrapnel hit a house hosting a wedding in Sirik. Iran's Revolutionary Guards placed a later missile attack as retaliation for that US strike near Sirik.[1], [2]
The Guards named Camp Titin and claimed US personnel were killed
Iran's semi-official Tasnim agency said the Revolutionary Guard fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at a US Marine base in Aqaba, Jordan. The Guards named Camp Titin on the Gulf of Aqaba coast and framed the barrage as the second wave of the operation. In a statement carried by state media they claimed a large number of US personnel were killed and several facilities and attack helicopters destroyed. At publication those casualty and damage claims had no independent confirmation; they rest on the Guards' own statement carried by Iranian state media.[1], [2]
Jordan said 10 of 13 missiles were destroyed and three fell in remote areas
The Jordanian Armed Forces said 10 of 13 ballistic missiles were destroyed and three fell in remote areas, with no deaths or injuries. The national security centre warned residents of the Aqaba and Mafraq governorates about falling debris before lifting the warning. Kuwait's army said its air defences responded to Iranian missiles early Wednesday, and Iranian state media reported explosions in Bahrain. Trump said the strikes answered the targeting of a US base in Jordan and that a much larger attack was waiting in the wings.[1]
