US and Iranian forces exchanged attacks after diplomatic efforts failed, with the US striking Iranian launchers on Larak Island and Iran retaliating with ballistic missile and drone attacks on US air bases in Jordan.

This marks a renewed military escalation following heightened economic pressure and a week of intensive regional diplomacy that failed to break the deadlock between Tehran and Washington. The Iranian attacks reportedly caused 'heavy damage' to technical and maintenance infrastructure and fighter jet areas at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and King Hussein Air Base, though independent confirmation is pending.