# Iran attacks U.S. base in Jordan and ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk

https://mins.news/en/item/50746

- Reuters, 2026-09-09 04:10 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-attacks-us-base-jordan-ships-near-hormuz-after-tankers-sunk-2026-09-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa0dc1eb45a8a0001cf9b9b

> Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it launched ballistic missiles at a Jordanian base used by the U.S. military and attacked 10 ships on Wednesday. The actions followed Washington’s claim that it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, sharply escalating the six-month-old war.

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