ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The US army said late Wednesday that it completed a “heavy wave of strikes” against Iran, targeting infrastructure such as military command centers, missile and drone facilities, and defense sites, in response to Iranian missile strikes on US bases in the Middle East.

The attacks were in response to Iranian targeting of US bases in the Middle East, according to a statement from the US Central Command (CENTCOM). 

“CENTCOM assets struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defense sites, and maritime capabilities,” the statement said. 

The strikes “aimed to further diminish threats posed by Iran and its proxies,” CENTCOM added.

The IRGC’s attacks on US bases in Jordan were intercepted, according to the American military. They marked Iran’s first direct attacks on regional countries since Friday. 

US military bases located in Jordan have repeatedly been targeted by Tehran during the current phase of the conflict, with three US service members having been killed following Iranian strikes on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Zarqa province.

The US and Saudi Arabia also launched massive attacks on Wednesday dawn against Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) bases in Iraq, killing at least 20 PMF members, marking the first publicized Saudi involvement in conducting kinetic operations against Iran-aligned Iraqi militias. 

The US and Iran have exchanged daily strikes since Washington declared an end to the peace deal earlier in July, accusing Tehran of violating the ceasefire by targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed hostilities kicked off only 21 days after the Iran-US MoU was inked.

On Wednesday, Trump said, “We’re going to be hitting them [Iran] very hard because it’s our turn to hit them.”