US military launches airstrikes on Iran after foiled missile attack on US forces

The US military says it’s launching strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces a day earlier.

US Central Command said the strikes are “a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attack” and that they began Wednesday evening, in a post on social media.

The US military announced they launched airstrikes on Iranian targets after Tehran attacked American forces the day prior. AP

US Central Command posted on social media that the attack was “a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attack.” AP

It’s a further escalation after a period of calm, with the U.S. saying it had intercepted strikes from Iran a day earlier and carried out separate strikes alongside Saudi Arabia on Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq.

President Donald Trump had vowed to retaliate after Iran targeted a base in Jordan that hosts U.S. troops.