BREAKING: Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles in “Surprise Attack” on U.S. Base

On Tuesday evening, Iran fired several ballistic missiles in what’s being called an “attempted surprise attack” on a U.S. base in the Middle East.

All of the missiles were intercepted and shot down.

CENTCOM announced:

At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East. All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high…

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 28, 2026

At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East. All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness.

This comes after President Trump halted strikes against Iran on Friday in an effort to continue negotiations.

It looks like this brief period of peace has now come to an end.

Axios reported that the Iranian missiles targeted a U.S. base in Jordan:

Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles toward a U.S. military base in Jordan on Tuesday in what U.S. Central Command described as an “attempted surprise attack.”

All of the missiles were intercepted, CENTCOM said in a statement.

Why it matters: This marks Iran’s first ballistic missile attack against a U.S. base in the region since President Trump paused strikes against Iran on Friday to give diplomacy another chance.

The attack threatens to unravel the fragile pause and could force Trump to decide whether to resume military action.

What they’re saying: Trump told Axios on Monday that the U.S. was in “very deep talks” with Iran but warned that he would return to “very strong military action” if diplomacy failed.

“Not much time,” Trump said when asked how long he was willing to give the negotiations. “Either it goes fast or not at all.”

Here’s some footage from the Iranian missile strikes:

🚨 JUST NOW: IRAN just launched a missile attack at an American base in Jordan, and the missiles were INTERCEPTED — Axios

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 28, 2026

🚨🇯🇴 🇮🇷BREAKING: A senior U.S. official confirms it: Iran launched ballistic missiles at an American base in Jordan.

-Per Axios, the senior American official confirms Iranian ballistic missiles were fired toward a U.S. base in Jordan, ending the war's longest pause at five…

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 28, 2026

BREAKING: A senior U.S. official confirms it: Iran launched ballistic missiles at an American base in Jordan.

-Per Axios, the senior American official confirms Iranian ballistic missiles were fired toward a U.S. base in Jordan, ending the war’s longest pause at five nights

-Footage showed at least two of the missiles reportedly destroyed by American air defenses, with reports tracing the salvo to six launches from Khomein in Iran’s interior

-No impacts or casualties have been confirmed

-It lands hours after Netanyahu’s “positive” White House meeting, with the Oman channel mid-draft and Iran’s Foreign Ministry insisting no ceasefire ever formally existed

There’s no word yet on potential U.S. retaliation for the strikes…

Stay tuned.