Iran Claims to Destroy US Fighter Jet in Attack on Jordan

US/DOK Air Force fighter jets

JAKARTA - Iranian military forces said they had destroyed at least two US fighter jets in the latest missile attack on an air base in Jordan on Saturday morning.

"The IRGC air force, in retaliation for the American enemy's crime last night, has carried out the 20th wave of Operation Nasr 2 and launched an attack with missiles and drones against the fighter jet hangar and parking area of Al Azraq Air Base in Jordan. At least two fighter jets and three other US aircraft were destroyed," the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement broadcast by IRIB.

In addition, the IRGC stated that it had also attacked a supporting pier for refueling at a Kuwaiti port used by the US Navy.

"In the 19th wave of Operation Nasr 2, drones and missiles hit the US Navy fuel support pier in Al Ahmadi Port," the IRGC said.

The attack was also directed at the deployment point of fighter planes at the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, with the IRGC calling the attack a response to last night's aggression.

Since July 8, US forces have launched a series of attacks on Iran, with the US Central Command (CENTCOM) claiming the operation was in response to Iranian actions against merchant vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian forces also carried out retaliatory attacks on US military bases in a number of countries in the Middle East. Then, on July 9, US President Donald Trump confirmed that the ceasefire agreement with Iran was no longer in effect.