Sirens sound in Jordan as Iran launches retaliatory strikes against US targets in Middle East

Sirens sounded in Jordan as Iran launched retaliatory strikes against US targets in the Middle East on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. This followed renewed US strikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran. Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari stated that Iran “will no longer exercise restraint regarding Bahrain and Kuwait” and warned, “Gifts are on the way.” He also reportedly said Iran would "deliver crushing and devastating blows to the despicable and malevolent American enemy." US President Donald Trump confirmed the US strikes were in retaliation for Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and a recent attack on US troops in the region. Trump threatened that if Iran responded, it would be hit "again at a much harder and higher level," warning there would be "very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran!" Iranian state media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas and southern Iran.