U.S. strikes Iran as war engulfs more countries

The U.S. has carried out a “heavy wave” of strikes against Iran in retaliation for Tehran targeting American bases in Jordan, as the five-month-old war threatens to embroil additional countries in the region

Reported U.S.-Saudi strikes on Iraq, Jul 29
Reported U.S. strikes on Iran, Jul 29-30

Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
Damietta
Qeshm Island
Abadan
Bushehr
Kazerun
Abu Musa Island
Kish Island
Ahvaz

IRAN
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz
ISRAEL
JORDAN
EGYPT
SUDAN
KUWAIT
IRAQ
UAESAUDI
ARABIAOMAN
Baghdad
Riyadh
BAHRAIN
QATAR
SYRIA
TÜRKIYE
Tehran
185 miles
300km

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Jul 28: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it targeted U.S. air base and command centre in Jordan, as well as three oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says all Iranian ballistic missiles were intercepted

Jul 29: Drone hits U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt’s port of Damietta. Not immediately clear who is responsible

Jul 29: U.S. and Saudi Arabia carry out first publicly announced joint strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq in retaliation for drone attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure launched from Iraqi territory. Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) says 20 fighters are killed

Jul 29-30: U.S. military strikes dozens of IRGC targets, including command centres and drone sites in response to Iran’s attack on Jordan

Sources: Reuters, Institute for the Study of War
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