OfficialMilitary & securityU.S. bases in the Middle East
Iran fires ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in an 'attempted surprise attack'; all intercepted
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 5:45 PM in New York
- Where
- U.S. bases in the Middle East
CENTCOM said IRGC forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran at U.S. forces in the Middle East at 5:45 p.m. ET and that all were intercepted; a U.S. official told CNN there were no more than four. Jordan said it shot down five Iranian missiles overnight.
Why it matters
It ended a four-day lull a day after Trump said Iran had asked to talk; Trump said it was now 'our turn,' while suggesting 'a different group than we're dealing with' had fired.
Sources (5)
- CNNcnn.com
- CNN (2)cnn.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
- CNN (3)cnn.comPublished
- CNN (4)cnn.comPublished
Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels
Correction
- Corrected the time from 10:00 AM Dubai time, Jul 28, 2026 to 5:45 PM New York time, Jul 28, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "U.S. says it intercepted a surprise Iranian attack on its forces"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from U.S. positions, Middle East to U.S. bases in the Middle East; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from strike to missile-drone-attack; updated the sourcing note; added 4 sources: CNN, CBS News. Why and evidence
