US Strikes 20 Targets Inside Iran as Tehran Claims Hits on F-35 Hangars in Jordan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Middle East is ablaze. A senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that American forces struck 20 targets inside Iran Tuesday night in a massive retaliatory barrage, and while CENTCOM has declared the strikes concluded, the Pentagon remains on a hair-trigger alert for Iranian retaliation. The situation, officials said, remains “active,” with U.S. military assets poised to respond if the Islamic Republic dares to strike back. But Tehran is already claiming blood. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Telegram that it struck 21 U.S. military bases across the region, including a direct hit on F-35 fighter jet hangars at the al-Azraq airbase in Jordan. “In the name of Allah, the Breaker of the arrogant,” the IRGC wrote, adding that its long-range solid-fuel missiles destroyed “the command and control center of the child-killing U.S. army.” U.S. officials have not yet confirmed the Jordan attack, but the rhetoric alone signals a terrifying escalation.
As the superpower showdown spirals, the region’s smaller nations are bracing for impact. The Kuwaiti Army announced that its air defense systems are actively intercepting “hostile aerial targets,” urging civilians to follow official safety instructions and avoid rumors. Meanwhile, the IRGC boasted of shooting down an American MQ-9 drone over Jom County, framing its strikes as divine vengeance: “So whoever transgresses against you, you shall transgress against him with the like of what he has transgressed against you.” With 20 U.S. targets inside Iran hit, Iranian missiles allegedly reaching American hangars in Jordan, and Kuwait’s skies turning into a live-fire zone, the question is no longer whether this conflict will expand—but who will blink first. And tonight, no one is blinking.
