UPDATED Sep 11, 2026 at 6:10 AM ET
Sep 1, 2026 at 12:10 PM ET
The latest flare-up began with a US strike on Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces in southern Iran, according to Iranian accounts. Washington said it believed Iranian forces were preparing to deploy rockets carrying mines in the Strait. Iran then attacked US bases in the UAE, Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain as ports remained under a de facto US siege and the rial weakened.
WHO: United States; Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Iran
WHAT: US strike on IRGC forces followed by Iranian attacks on US bases in multiple Gulf states amid mine-rocket concerns.
WHEN: Reported Sep 11, 2026 at 5:46 AM ET
WHERE: Southern Iran; United Arab Emirates; Jordan; Kuwait; Bahrain
WHY: The confrontation was triggered by a US strike on IRGC forces and subsequent US claims about Iranian preparations to deploy rockets carrying mines in the Strait.
