Iran-U.S. War Widens: Missiles, Iraq Strikes, Hormuz Tanker Hits

Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. military positions in Jordan on Wednesday; CENTCOM confirmed it intercepted and destroyed all of them, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have struck a U.S. command center. Simultaneously, U.S. and Saudi forces launched joint airstrikes on Iran-backed militia positions in Iraq, citing those groups' responsibility for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. The IRGC Navy separately announced it struck three commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, asserting they were using an unauthorized passage. Iran warned that holding it accountable for the Iraq-based drone attacks was a 'major miscalculation.' Oman has presented Iran with a Gulf-state-backed proposal for voluntary transit fees on Hormuz shipping as a potential off-ramp.