After days of calm, U.S. says it intercepted Iranian missile attack on American troops

Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday, shattering a brief pause in fighting as mediators tried to get both sides back to negotiations and toward a ceasefire, the U.S. military said.

WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched by Iran towards U.S. forces in the Middle East in what Washington cast as “an attempted surprise attack” by Tehran.

Iran has launched "multiple" ballistic missiles in an "attempted surprise attack" on American forces in the Middle East, the US military says, shattering a lull in the fighting.

Fighting was paused after nearly two weeks of nightly strikes by the US on Iran, as both sides battled for control of the strait of Hormuz Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East late on Tuesday, shattering a brief pause in fighting as mediators tried to get both sides back to negotiat

U.S.: Iran launched missiles against U.S. forces in “surprise attack”  CNN

US claim comes as Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and Iran warns of 'any action' to maintain its control of Hormuz.

Centcom in a post on X said that attack originated from Iran, but all missiles were intercepted.

Reports claim the missiles were fired at US installations in Jordan, with Jordanian air defence systems attempting to intercept the incoming projectiles, amid soaring Iran-US tensions

US Central Command says it intercepted "multiple" ballistic missiles fired by Iran.

Both sides had held fire over the weekend, following nearly two weeks of nightly strikes by the US.

Iran fired multiple ballistic missiles at American bases across the Middle East on Tuesday evening, in what military officials are labeling a “surprise attack.”

US military says it intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards US forces in Middle East  Reuters

WASHINGTON: The US military said Tuesday (Jul 28) it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Iran, ending a days-long respite in attacks between the foes."At 5.45pm ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on US forces based

A US official told The Jerusalem Post that Iran had launched at least four ballistic missiles towards a US military base in Jordan, adding that "This was a major attack."

The US military said it thwarted an "attempted surprise attack" by Iran that came after a days-long lull in fighting. Meanwhile, Israel's Netanyahu hailed an "excellent" meeting with Trump. Follow DW.

All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted, U.S. Central Command said on social media.

Iran fired multiple ballistic missiles at a U.S. base in the Middle East on Tuesday evening, in what U.S. Central Command (Centcom) called an attempted surprise attack. It was the first publicly disclosed attack on U.S. service members in the region since President Trump ordered a halt on attacks against Iran last week

The US military said Tuesday it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Iran, in the first flareup in violence in several days.

Incident ends a days-long pause in direct air strikes

US Centcom says Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at troops US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday that Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles in an “attempted surprise attack on US forces based in the Middle East.” "All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted," Centcom said in a statement

Iran has reportedly launched missiles towards US military bases in Jordan in a major overnight escalation, according to local and Iranian media.

Oman put forward a new proposal to end the months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz as Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to discuss the war with Trump.