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Shafaq News- Middle East
Missile and drone attacks linked to Iran set off air
raid sirens and security alerts across several Gulf states and Jordan on Sunday
as Tehran retaliated against a new wave of US strikes following its decision to
reclose the Strait of Hormuz.
Jordan’s Armed Forces said three missiles launched
from Iran landed inside the kingdom without causing casualties after air
defenses intercepted several other projectiles. Omani state media also reported
drone strikes on multiple sites in the northern Musandam Province.
القوات المسلحة: سقوط 3 صواريخ قادمة من إيران داخل المملكة دون وقوع إصاباتhttps://t.co/CMtYsAI6oq#بترا #الأردن pic.twitter.com/pdNRIzQeKH
— Jordan News Agency (@Petranews) July 12, 2026
The Qatari Interior Ministry confirmed three injuries,
including a child, caused by shrapnel from interception operations and said
emergency response plans had been activated. In Bahrain, local media reported
warning sirens after an explosion near Bahrain International Airport. The
United Arab Emirates stated that missile threats remained outside its
territory, while the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management
Authority stressed that the security situation remained stable.
بيان وزارة الداخلية بشأن المستجدات الميدانية إثر الاعتداء الإيراني.#الداخلية_قطر pic.twitter.com/XZDF4v2w9F
— وزارة الداخلية – قطر (@MOI_Qatar) July 12, 2026
US Central Command (CENTCOM) had announced strikes on
about 140 Iranian military sites, including missile and drone facilities, naval
assets, ammunition depots, communications networks, and coastal surveillance
positions. Operations carried out this week, it added, had hit more than 300
sites as part of efforts to reduce Tehran’s ability to threaten commercial
shipping.
According to Iranian media, US airstrikes targeted multiple
areas across southern and western Iran, including Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas,
Sirik, Jask, Chabahar, Konarak, Bushehr province, Lorestan, and Khuzestan. No
casualties had been recorded at the time of writing.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it
had struck the command-and-control center and MQ-9 drone hangars at Jordan’s
Prince Hassan Air Base, which it identified as a US-operated facility, using
ballistic missiles. The Iranian Army separately claimed drone attacks on US
military positions in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain.
Both the IRGC and the Iranian Army warned that any
further US military action would trigger a stronger response.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared
that “the era of one-sided deals has ended,” while an Iranian Army spokesperson
accused Washington of escalating the conflict in an effort to secure “an
illegal maritime corridor” through the Strait of Hormuz.
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained
heavily restricted after Tehran ordered the strategic waterway closed. Tasnim
News Agency said only 11 commercial vessels —eight oil tankers and three cargo
ships— transited the passage over the previous 24 hours.