Iran attacked overnight into Wednesday, Sept. 9. Jordan reported no casualties; a US official said all American troops were accounted for.
Jordan. Jordan said the other two missiles fell in unpopulated areas. Reporting: LBC.
At sea. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (a branch of its armed forces) also claimed attacks on two US vessels and eight oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (which oversees American military operations in the region) denied that any Navy warship had been hit. Reporting: ABC News.
Catch up
- Feb. 28 — The US and Israel began attacking Iran; the war spread to Gulf states and disrupted normal commercial shipping through Hormuz.
- Aug. 20 — After a truce expired, Trump threatened countries whose banks, airports or companies helped Iran.
- Aug. 30 — US forces destroyed two rocket launchers on Larak Island, killing two; Iran fired eight missiles at Jordan, all intercepted.
- Sept. 1–4 — US strikes expanded to about 100 Iranian targets; Reuters weapons experts later identified a US munition at a wedding house where five died.
- Sept. 5 — US forces destroyed or disabled three Iranian tankers after missile attacks on a carrier and destroyer; no Americans were hurt.
- Sept. 8 — Iran threatened to restrict shipping near Hormuz and strike perceived threats before they acted.
- Sept. 9 — Iran said it seized an American sea drone; US Central Command said the device had malfunctioned a day earlier (Sept. 8).
17 earlier issues
- Trump Threatens to Bomb Iranian Bridges and Power Plants for Every Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz
- Iran fires multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. base in Jordan; all are intercepted
- Iran denies Trump’s claim that new U.S. talks would start Monday
- Cargo ship is struck in the Strait of Hormuz
- Vance says the Iran talks are moving, then calls the war only half over
- Iran won't reopen Hormuz until the US unfreezes its assets and lifts the blockade
- Trump threatens to bomb Oman, the U.S. ally brokering the deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
- Trump declares an "economic D-Day" on Iran as Hormuz traffic runs 85% below normal
- UpdateU.S. goes nearly a month without large Iran strikes as Trump shifts back to sanctions; Hormuz remains closed
- U.S. destroys two Iranian rocket launchers loaded to mine the Strait of Hormuz; Iran fires eight missiles at bases in Jordan, all intercepted
- UpdateU.S. bombs two Iranian rocket sites near the Strait of Hormuz; Iran fires eight missiles at Jordan
- UpdateU.S. forces struck IRGC air-defense, radar, maritime and mine-laying sites on Iran's southern coast starting at noon on Sept. 1
- UpdateU.S. hits about 100 Iranian targets; Iran fires back at American bases in four countries, and a cruise missile kills 4 at a wedding
- Reuters weapons experts say a US munition made a direct hit on the Iranian wedding house that killed 5
- US destroys or disables 3 Iranian oil tankers after Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US carrier and destroyer
- UpdateIran says it hit an unmanned US vessel a day after the tanker strikes; Central Command calls the claim "a total lie"
- UpdateIran says it will declare a restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz and will strike threats "even before" they are carried out
September 9 · Jordan’s account
18 intercepted2 fell in unpopulated areas