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âWeâre going to be hitting them very hard because itâs our turn to hit them. They know itâs coming,â Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
On Tuesday night, Iranâs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched multiple ballistic missiles towards US forces in the region, and Jordanâs military said it intercepted five missiles.
Tehran, IRNA â The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says that its Aerospace Force has targeted a US air base and the US militaryâs CENTCOM headquarters in Jordan with ballistic missiles.
In a statement issued early Wednesday, the IRGC Aerospace Force said the attack was carried out in response to aggressive actions by the US military against Iran.
The brave combatants of the IRGC Aerospace Force targeted the US air base and the CENTCOM headquarters of the US military in Jordan with several ballistic missiles, the statement said.
Die Auffassung, dies habe keine Folgen, ist laut Michael Riegner, Professor fĂŒr Ăffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht und Rechtsvergleichung an der UniversitĂ€t Erfurt und Direktor der dortigen Global Justice Clinic, nicht haltbar. Es sei unzulĂ€ssig, Artikel 26 Absatz 1 des Grundgesetzes auf die Bundeswehr zu beschrĂ€nken, urteilt Riegner. In dem Paragraph heiĂt es, âHandlungen, die geeignet sind âŠ, das friedliche Zusammenleben der Völker zu stören, insbesondere die FĂŒhrung eines Angriffskrieges vorzubereitenâ, seien âunter Strafe zu stellenâ. Wer die FĂŒhrung eines Angriffskriegs ermögliche, leiste âBeihilfeâ, konstatiert Riegner.[11] Es könne kein Zweifel daran bestehen, dass dies auch im Fall der Vorbereitung eines Angriffskrieges durch StreitkrĂ€fte eines Drittstaates gelte, etwa durch die StreitkrĂ€fte der USA.
German-foreign-policy meldet: âDie USA nutzen fĂŒr die VerstĂ€rkung ihrer LuftwaffenprĂ€senz in Mittelost zur Ausweitung des Irankriegs erneut Infrastruktur in Deutschland. Dass Berlin derlei zulĂ€sst, erfĂŒllt laut Juristen den Tatbestand der Beihilfe zum Angriffskrieg.â Ăber die Ereignisse der Nacht und des Tages informiert dieser Ticker.
(March 3, 2026)
US President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the White House on Tuesday, thanking Berlin for granting US forces access to military bases in the expanding war against Iran and drawing a sharp contrast with Britain and Spain.
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Merz said Germany and the United States shared a desire to get rid of Iran‘s â current regime and said he would discuss with Trump what happened once the military operation ended.
(July 18, 2026)
Pakistan deployed the HQ-9 battery to Saudi Arabia in May 2026 under the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, according to the Times of Islamabad and The Daily Star. The system is operated exclusively by Pakistani military personnel â not Saudi or American crews â and functions as a standalone package integrated with Pakistanâs own command-and-control architecture rather than with Saudi Arabiaâs existing air defense network, according to Defence Security Asia reporting from May 2026. The Jerusalem Post noted that Pakistan âdeploys the defenses as part of a package because of their interoperability with other Pakistani systems,â a formulation that carries an embedded concession: the HQ-9 is not interoperable with anything else at the base.
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The HQ-9 familyâs combat record is now the most extensively documented peacetime marketing success that has failed every wartime test it has faced. During Operation Sindoor in May 2025, Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighters launched two BrahMos-A air-launched cruise missiles at Pakistanâs Nur Khan Airbase near Rawalpindi, and Pakistan fired approximately 18 HQ-9B interceptors in response, according to Indian Defence Research Wing. The result was zero confirmed intercepts â both BrahMos missiles struck their targets, an 0-for-18 record that prompted Brandon J. Weichert, national security writer at The National Interest, to call the system âa Frankensteinâs Monsterâ reverse-engineered from Russian S-300 technology.
(July 18, 2026)
A report shared by Axios, said Iran allegedly fired a ballistic missile at a U.S. base in the Kingdom. Unverified videos circulating on social media purport to show a direct impact at Prince Sultan Air Base, though neither Washington nor Riyadh has officially confirmed the authenticity of the footage or the reported strike.
(July 18, 2026)
Footage surfaced showing Iranian ballistic missiles flying over Amman, Jordanâs capital, reportedly targeting a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia.
The deaths bring the number of US service members who have died in the nearly five-month conflict to 16, according to the US militaryâs defense casualty analysis system.
AMMAN â The air defence systems and Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft intercepted and shot down 20 missiles launched from Iran towards Al Azraq in Zarqa early Thursday, a military source said.
The source from the General Command of the Jordan Armed ForcesâArab Army, said that the interception operation resulted in the fall of missile debris in several locations, with no injuries or property damage reported.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it fired 12 ballistic missiles at the US-operated al-Azraq air base in Jordan in response to the missile attacks by Washington against the Islamic Republic.
In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC said that its Aerospace Force hit American F-35, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets and important facilities of the âterrorist US armyâ located at the airbase and a command-and-control center.
The missile attack destroyed the baseâs facilities and a large number of the fighter jets, it added.
AMMAN â The Jordan Armed ForcesâArab Army (JAF) on Wednesday said that air defence systems had intercepted and shot down five missiles launched from Iran towards Jordanian airspace.
The army added that no injuries or material damage were reported.
JAF stressed that it remains at the highest level of operational readiness to protect Jordanâs airspace and safeguard the Kingdomâs sovereignty and territorial integrity. It also reaffirmed that Jordan will not allow any violation of its airspace by any party.
Iran reagierte mit Angriffen auf US-MilitĂ€rstĂŒtzpunkte. Die iranische Revolutionsgarde griff nach eigenen Angaben StĂŒtzpunkte in Bahrain und Jordanien an. Nachrichtenagenturen berichteten von Sirenen in Bahrain. Die Bevölkerung solle sich in Sicherheit bringen und ruhig verhalten, teilte das Innenministerium des Inselstaats im Persischen Golf auf der Plattform X mit.
Auch in Kuwait war die Flugabwehr aktiviert, nachdem der Golfstaat eigenen Angaben zufolge unter Beschuss aus Iran geraten ist. Auch Teheran erklÀrte, das Land ins Visier genommen zu haben.
( Last Update: Wednesday, 10 June 2026 7:48 AM)
On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) noted how the „warmongering American regime“ had attacked several locations in Jask, Sirik, and Qeshm in the province earlier in the day under the „false pretext“ of an American helicopter‘s crash.
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The IRGC added that, in total, 21 targets at American air and naval bases across the region were hit throughout the reprisal.
Garrison
– Flight Training School and Helicopter Squadrons (Kuwait Air Force)
– 386th Air Expeditionary Wing (US Air Force)
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„Following this morning‘s aggression by the invading U.S. military against a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport using aerial projectiles, the American air base that served as the source of the attack was targeted,“ the Guard said, according to IRIB.
It did not provide details of the location of the base, though Kuwait, a U.S. ally, said it was responding to missile and drone attacks on Thursday morning.
(May 6, 2026)
Trump surprised Gulf allies by announcing âProject Freedomâ on social media Sunday afternoon, the officials said, angering leadership in Saudi Arabia. In response, the Kingdom informed the U.S. it would not allow the U.S. military to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi airspace to support the effort, the officials said.
A call between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did not resolve the issue, the two U.S. officials said, forcing the president to pause Project Freedom in order to restore U.S. military access to the critical airspace.
(March 5, 2026)
UK officials said that there were no injuries and âminimalâ damage but the Iranian made drone strike has brought the conflict onto European soil.
In a statement on Wednesday, the UK Ministry of Defence said: âThe Ministry of Defence can confirm that a Shahed-like drone which targeted RAF Akrotiri at midnight on 2nd March was not launched from Iran. In the last 24 hours, the UK has resupplied air defence systemns to British and allied bases across the reigionâ including UK-built air defence missiles.â
The planes, which were hit during an âIranian missile strike âon the Saudi base in ârecent â days, were damaged but not fully destroyed and are âbeing repaired, âthe â Journal said, adding that no âone was killed âin â the strikes.
The E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will presumably be deployed to the Al Minad airbase, some 40 kilometres south of Dubai. The Australian Defence Force has operated there since 2003. It maintains a small permanent presence at the base to support ADF operations across the Middle East.
Last week, the Albanese government announced it was deploying a C-17 large transport aircraft and a KC-30A air-to-air refuelling aircraft to the region. These planes are now assumed to be at Al Minad, too.
The RAAF previously deployed E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to the region from 2014â20 to support the US-led military operations against Islamic State in Iraq. The RAAF personnel going there now, therefore, will be quite experienced in operations in the region and the dangers involved.
A drone which hit Britain‘s Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus was not launched from Iran as many had initially assumed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.
Officials reportedly believe the „Shahed-type drone“ evaded detection by flying low and slow on Sunday. It hit a hangar used by American U-2 spy planes and burst into flames.
There were no casualties and the MoD said there was „no damage to equipment inside the hangar“.
But the UK has still not confirmed where exactly the drone was launched from â and who was responsible.
Western officials insisted the drone was ânot fired from Iranâ.
An source said: âWe have acquired that drone and we can confirm that it is a Shahed-type drone.
âWe do know that drone was not launched from Iran.
âBased on type of drone and its range and ability, Defence Intelligence can confirm that that drone was not launched from Iran.â
Earlier Healey had signalled the drone was airborne for more than an hour.
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The drone that hit the UK‘s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus on Sunday night was not launched from Iran, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence has said.
However, it added the drone was „Shahed-like“, referring to Iran‘s cheaply produced signature drones, which have been deployed en masse by Russia in Ukraine.
The UKâs Ministry of Defence has ruled out Iran as the source of the drone that struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Sunday night, though it said the unmanned aircraft bore the hallmarks of Tehranâs signature Shahed design â the low-cost drones Russia has used extensively against Ukraine, as SkyNews reports.
„We have taken the decision to accept this request to prevent Iran from firing missiles across the region, killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk and hitting countries that have not been involved.
„The basis of our decision is the collective self-defence of long-standing friends and allies, and protecting British lives.“
The UK reportedly shot down a missile heading towards a base housing its service personnel in Iraq on Saturday.
(February 20, 2026)
The decision by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, first reported by The Times, was reportedly made due to concerns that such action could violate international law.
President Trump had requested that the U.S. be allowed to use the facilities at Diego Garcia and Royal Air Force Base Fairford in Gloucestershire, the European hub for Americaâs fleet of heavy bombers, the outlet reported.
(December 24, 2025)
A group of four former senior Army officers have written a letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling for a full arms embargo on Israel.
In the letter, seen by the Times, Brigadier John Deverell, Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Graham, Major General Peter Currie and Major General Charlie Herbert say there is clear evidence that the IDF is committing war crimes and the UK risks being complicit if they cooperate.
They are also urging Sir Keir to ban any involvement with Israeli defence companies.
(December 22, 2025)
Karr said the operation was an early sign the U.S. was rebuilding its capacity in the region after Niger ordered U.S. troops to leave a sprawling, newly built air base in the desert last year, and turned instead to Russia for security assistance.
„In recent weeks we‘ve seen a resumption of intelligence and surveillance flights in Nigeria,“ Karr said in an interview.
A former U.S. official said the aircraft is among several assets the Trump administration moved to Ghana in November.
Caribbean CSL (Aruba-Curacao, The Netherlands Antilles)
The CSL is at two locations: Curaçao`s Hato International Airport and Aruba`s Reina Beatrix International Airport. The formal 10-year access agreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands was signed in March 2000 and the Netherlands` parliament ratified the agreement in October 2001. Both CSL locations required minor construction improvements to include aircraft parking ramps, maintenance, and operations buildings. Counter-drug flights were made from these locations even as improvements were being made. To date, the Aruba CSL has seen limited improvement and use while the Curacao CSL has received all required improvements to include ramp space for two large, two medium, and six small aircraft, a fresh water rise facility, a maintenance hangar, and an operations building.
Aruba-Curacao provides effective, rapid response operations in the northern source zone, which includes the Guajira Peninsula of Colombia and the Venezuelan border region, as well as a large part of the transit zone. The U.S. Air Force handles day-to-day operations at the CSL.
To maintain a safe level of separation, the JetBlue aircraft halted its climb and leveled its altitude before eventually climbing again to cruising altitude. During communications between the aircraft and ATC, Curaçao‘s control center confirmed that the military tanker was not visible on their screens either.
With its transponder not switched on, the aircraft would also not have been visible to JetBlue‘s Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which relies on transponder signals from nearby aircraft to warn of potential collisions. While this near-miss occurred during daylight hours, the situation could have been a lot worse if it happened at night during minimal visibility.
A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.
âWe almost had a midair collision up here,â the JetBlue pilot said, according to a recording of his conversation with air traffic control. âThey passed directly in our flight path. ⊠They donât have their transponder turned on, itâs outrageous.â
The incident involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curaçao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela, en route to New York Cityâs John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Santo Domingo â The government of the Dominican Republic has authorised several United States military aircraft to land in the country in the coming days as part of an operational support deployment in the Caribbean.
The aircraft will have temporary permits to operate from restricted areas at San Isidro Air Base and Las Américas International Airport.
(December 13, 2025)
The C-130, in service since 1954, is one of the most successful military transport aircraft in history. Designed for rugged operations during the Cold War, it has been used in conflicts such as Vietnam and Desert Storm, as well as major humanitarian missions in Haiti, during Hurricane Katrina, and in global disaster zones.
The KC-130, introduced in the 1960s, serves as a tanker and logistics aircraft, enabling aerial refueling for fighter jets, helicopters, and drones.
It has supported operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, as well as nighttime special operations and personnel transport.
(November 27, 2025)
The announcement came during a visit by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Santo Domingo, as the United States seeks to ramp up pressure on leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, whom Washington accuses of heading a drug cartel.
„We have authorized the United States, for a limited time, to use restricted areas at the San Isidro Air Base and the Las Americas International Airport for logistical operations of aircraft,“ including refueling and the transport of equipment and personnel, President Luis Abinader told a news conference.
âWe do not want it here.â
That was the message from PNM Tobago political leader Ancil Dennis in a video posted to social media as he rejected the US military radar now spinning at the ANR Robinson International Airport.
Dennis told Tobagonians the device was brought in without proper explanation and said the Government must âcarry it back to Trinidad.â
He accused the Prime Minister, Chief Secretary Farley Augustine and Tobago East MP David Thomas of misleading the public by giving different descriptions of the radar.
Yet another US Marine aircraft was detected overnight heading into Tobago, the fourth of its kind over the course of the past week, as imagery on the island appeared to depict a powerful air defence US radar system at the ANR Robinson international Airport.
The sightings come after Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday confirmed the US military presence on the sister isle, backtracking on previous claims that previous military aircraft sighted on the island were only there to help the country with a âroadway.â
On Wednesday, when a C-17 Globemaster with the words Air Force emblazoned on its side was spotted at Tobagoâs airport, a picture of the aeroplane was circulated widely on social media, with several citizens questioning its purpose.
Later that day, outside the Red House, the Prime Minister explained that the aircraft had brought in US marines to assist in constructing a roadway. At the time, she said that, to her knowledge, there were no longer any marines in the country. However, US marines were later seen at a popular hotel in Tobago. The day after, the Prime Minister clarified that following further inquiries, she had been informed that marines were still in Tobago and were assisting with work on the runway, roadway, and radar system at Tobagoâs airport.