US CENTCOM continues its airstrikes against Iran. The image is from footage released Sunday (local time). [Reuters]
US CENTCOM continues its airstrikes against Iran. The image is from footage released Sunday (local time). [Reuters]

As the United States pressed on with airstrikes against Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had destroyed US military aircraft at an American base in Jordan.

According to Sepa News and other IRGC-affiliated media, the IRGC said Monday (local time) that it had destroyed five aircraft, including fighter jets, at the US base in Al-Azraq, Jordan, and released footage of the strike.

The two-second clip shows one of three hangars completely destroyed and another partially damaged.

The IRGC said its aerospace force "delivered an overwhelming simultaneous strike using missiles and drones against fighter jet shelters and large aprons at the US Al-Azraq base in Jordan" as part of the 20th offensive of Operation Nasr-2. It added that the destroyed hangars were designed for F-15 and F-16 fighter jets.

"This attack completely destroyed at least two US fighter jets and three other aircraft, and significant damage to numerous additional aircraft has been confirmed," the IRGC added.

As the exchange of airstrikes between the United States and Iran escalated, US forces continued striking Iran in tribute to American service members who had been killed.

A scene from airstrikes released by US CENTCOM on Sunday (local time). [AFP]
A scene from airstrikes released by US CENTCOM on Sunday (local time). [AFP]

President Donald Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on Sunday, after the 2026 North and Central America World Cup final, that he had "struck Iran again very hard" on Monday night, according to the Associated Press and other outlets.

Regarding the recent deaths of US service members, Trump said he was "very saddened" and that "great patriots fought to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons." Monday's strikes were said to carry a tribute to three fallen service members.

CENTCOM had also announced via social media, before Trump's remarks, that it had carried out airstrikes against Iran.

Meanwhile, two US soldiers stationed in Jordan were killed in an Iranian airstrike on Friday, and a third died the following day, Saturday, while disposing of an unexploded Iranian drone in Iraq.

The total number of US military personnel killed since the war broke out on Feb. 28 has reached 17, with more than 430 wounded.


ygmoon@heraldcorp.com