Iran hits back after deadly US strike on wedding: As it happened

Tehran says five people, including a child, were killed as it launched retaliatory strikes on US military facilities in Jordan and Bahrain

Iran has launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in the Gulf region after Washington resumed strikes on southern Iran, killing civilians, including children. 

The US military began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the operation was launched in response to alleged Iranian attempts to attack commercial shipping and US troops in the region. President Donald Trump called the strikes “large and powerful” and warned Tehran that any retaliation would trigger an even harsher response. 

The Iranian authorities said a US strike hit a residential building in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, where a wedding was taking place. At least five civilians were killed, including a four-year-old child and a 16-year-old teenager, and dozens more were injured. 

Iran subsequently launched what it called a “punishing response,” claiming missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, and Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The strikes targeted Camp Titin near Aqaba, Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, and Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the UAE. 

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The IRGC claimed US personnel were killed and military equipment was destroyed in some of the attacks. 

Jordan said 13 ballistic missiles entered its airspace during the latest attacks, with ten intercepted and three falling away from populated areas. 

The escalation follows an exchange of strikes over the weekend, after US forces hit Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated with ballistic missiles and drones targeting US military positions in Jordan. Trump subsequently vowed to “hit Iran hard.” 

Washington has also stepped up economic pressure on Tehran, launching an “economic onslaught” and threatening to cut foreign institutions that deal with Iran off from the US dollar system. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that new secondary sanctions could be rolled out every week against foreign banks and companies that continue dealing with Tehran.

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