On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, the US military announced it had intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched by Iran. The missiles were fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in an attempted surprise attack on US forces based in the Middle East.
Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on X that the attack occurred at 5:45 pm ET and confirmed that all Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. The specific locations targeted by Iran were not disclosed.
This missile launch ended a days-long respite in attacks between the two countries. Both sides had paused hostilities over the preceding weekend after nearly two weeks of nightly US strikes on Iran and repeated missile and drone attacks by Tehran on US allies around the Gulf.
The recent flare-up in mid-July followed Iranian attacks on several ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices had dropped during the weekend lull in fighting, coinciding with US President Donald Trump's statement expressing a "good chance" of progress in negotiations to end the conflict.
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