Iran strikes American military assets in Gulf and Jordan, after US hits Iranian cities Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 07/12/2026 - 10:38 IRGC says Strait of Hormuz closed again 'until the end of American interventions in this region' A strike against Iran, seen in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on 11 July 2026 by US Central Command (Centcom/Handout via Reuters) Off Iran carried out missile and drone attacks on a string of Gulf states and announced the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, after the US launched a third round of strikes across Iranian cities in a matter of days.  The Pentagon said it struck Iran early on Sunday, after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired on a Cyprus-registered container ship it said was sailing an "unauthorised route" through the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC later said it hit another vessel, accusing it of “violating regulations”.  Iranian state media reported hearing blasts in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Jask, Qeshm Island and Khuzestan province.  Hours later, air raid sirens were heard in Bahrain and the UAE , while Qatar said it was intercepting missile attacks from which three people - including a child - had been wounded.  Kuwait said it was also working to intercept an attack, while Jordan said that three Iranian missiles had fallen on its soil.  The IRGC said it had destroyed a command and control centre and drone hangars in Jordan, targeted a US radar site in Kuwait, and destroyed a jet maintenance centre and command facility in Qatar. In Oman, it said it had destroyed “the logistical support centres for naval vessels and the refuelling facilities for US aircraft carriers at the port of Duqm in Oman”.  The UAE later said that missile threats detected earlier in the day were outside the country's borders.