U.S. Central Command said it completed a "heavy wave of strikes" against Iran at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, targeting dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sites, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance sites and maritime capabilities.

U.S. Central Command said it completed a "heavy wave of strikes" against Iran at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, targeting dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sites, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance sites and maritime capabilities.

The strikes were launched in response to an IRGC ballistic missile attack on Tuesday targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East. CENTCOM said all Iranian missiles were intercepted and that more than 50,000 American service members are deployed across the region.

The strikes were launched in response to an IRGC ballistic missile attack on Tuesday targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East. CENTCOM said all Iranian missiles were intercepted and that more than 50,000 American service members are deployed across the region.

Iranian officials reported that a residential area on Qeshm Island was struck, trapping three people under rubble. Explosions were also reported in Ahvaz in Khuzestan Province, causing power outages in parts of the city.

Iranian officials reported that a residential area on Qeshm Island was struck, trapping three people under rubble. Explosions were also reported in Ahvaz in Khuzestan Province, causing power outages in parts of the city.

The IRGC said it struck U.S. bases in northern Kuwait after the Qeshm strikes, reportedly killing one worker at a Chinese company-owned building, as well as a U.S. air base and command center in Jordan, with Jordan saying it intercepted five missiles. Iran also said its naval forces hit three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that it claimed ignored warnings.

The IRGC said it struck U.S. bases in northern Kuwait after the Qeshm strikes, reportedly killing one worker at a Chinese company-owned building, as well as a U.S. air base and command center in Jordan, with Jordan saying it intercepted five missiles. Iran also said its naval forces hit three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that it claimed ignored warnings.

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Iranian firms it said operated coercive maritime insurance schemes in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing them of extorting commercial vessels and funneling proceeds to the IRGC, including payments in digital assets.

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Iranian firms it said operated coercive maritime insurance schemes in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing them of extorting commercial vessels and funneling proceeds to the IRGC, including payments in digital assets.

The renewed strikes followed <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/saudi-arabia-us-carry-out-strikes-on-iranbacked-groups-in-iraq">joint U.S.-Saudi airstrikes in eastern Iraq</a> on Tuesday that killed at least 20 members of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces. Iraq's presidency condemned the attack as "a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty."

The renewed strikes followed joint U.S.-Saudi airstrikes in eastern Iraq on Tuesday that killed at least 20 members of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces. Iraq's presidency condemned the attack as "a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty."

US Launches 'Heavy Wave of Strikes' on Iran

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