Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that its Navy had struck U.S. military barracks, a satellite communications centre and a Patriot missile battery in Bahrain, while its Aerospace Force targeted an airbase in Jordan.
“Honorable and Muslim nation of Jordan! At dawn today, the warriors of Islam … targeted with ballistic missiles important installations and the location of the American enemy in an air base occupied by the child-killing American army on your soil, which had been used to attack us, and punished the American criminals for their actions,” it said in a statement.
In a separate statement issued early on Tuesday and carried by the IRGC-affiliated Sepah News website, the force also announced that it had targeted two supertankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. escort.
“A few hours ago, two offending super tankers, which were deceived by the United States and endangered shipping in this route by turning off their navigation systems and ignoring repeated warnings from the Strait of Hormuz Security Control Center and preferred to pass through the mined route, were hit and disabled.”
The Revolutionary Guards said retaliation against U.S. bases and interests in the region would continue, despite the ongoing U.S. military campaign against Iran.
The latest exchange of attacks, marking the fourth consecutive day of tit-for-tat strikes, has raised concerns over the future of the 60-day ceasefire agreement signed in June.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X, reiterated that Iran had been and would remain the guardian of the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
He also criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20% fee on vessels using the strategic waterway following the escalation in tensions, the resumption of the naval blockade of Iran and the exchange of retaliatory attacks.
“Whoever provides secure and safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated for this service. 20% is of course too much. We will be fair,” wrote Iran’s top diplomat.
Amid diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions, Araghchi held a telephone call with his Cypriot counterpart, Constantinos Kombos, whose country holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the first half of 2026.
According to official sources, Araghchi blamed the U.S. for what he described as "criminal and provocative" actions in the Strait of Hormuz that were jeopardising regional peace and security.
In New York, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, wrote to the UN secretary-general and the president of the Security Council, citing what he described as repeated violations of the ceasefire memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in June between Tehran and Washington.
“Almost immediately after the signing of the Memorandum, and continuing to the present day, the United States has not only failed to honor its commitments but has actively and systematically undermined the very foundations of the Memorandum,” Iravani said.
“Its actions including repeated military attacks against Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the unlawful revocation of the license for the sale of Iranian oil, the promotion of a parallel maritime route in the Strait of Hormuz in contravention of the agreed arrangements, and its continued support for Israeli aggression against Lebanon constitute fundamental and unequivocal breaches of its commitments,” the letter said.
In Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei strongly condemned the U.S. attacks on Iran’s southern ports and reports that Washington planned to reinstate a maritime embargo.
Speaking at a weekly press briefing, he warned that Iran would stop fulfilling its commitments under the ceasefire agreement if the U.S. continued to violate its obligations, including those relating to Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz.
“There is no doubt that this understanding has entered a crisis phase, but we must keep in mind that the Islamic Republic of Iran has never been the first to violate its commitments,” he told reporters.
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