Iran launched attacks on U.S. military bases in the Gulf on Wednesday, September 2, in response to recent American strikes against Iranian targets. This marks the second major escalation in tensions between the two nations in a short period. The U.S. Central Command for the Middle East (Centcom) confirmed that American forces had targeted facilities of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, including air defense systems, radar installations, and maritime infrastructure. Iran’s state news agency, Tasnim, reported that the country had carried out a "decisive operation" targeting U.S. bases and interests in the region, using missiles and drones. The Revolutionary Guard claimed attacks on U.S. military sites in Jordan, Iraq, and Bahrain. Iranian media reported that at least 11 people were killed in the U.S. strikes, with four fatalities occurring during a wedding in Hormozgan, southeast Iran, and seven in Khuzestan, western Iran, where eight others were injured. The Jordanian military stated it intercepted and destroyed ten missiles fired from Iran, with three others falling in uninhabited areas. Kuwait also confirmed it was targeted by missiles and drones, and air raid sirens were activated in Bahrain early Wednesday. Iran’s Central Military Command spokesperson, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, warned of "broader and more destructive retaliations" if U.S. attacks continued, extending the same warning to any country cooperating with the U.S. military. U.S. President Donald Trump, using his social media platform Truth Social, warned that if Iran responded to the "perfectly justified" U.S. attack, it would face even stronger retaliation. He emphasized that the U.S. had "nearly total control" of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil trade, and claimed the Iranian economy was "completely collapsing." He also questioned when the Iranian people would rise up against their government. Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had called for a return to diplomacy, stating that if the U.S. honored a June agreement, Iran would take reciprocal measures. Explosions were reported near Bandar Abbas and the island of Qeshm, close to the Strait of Hormuz, as well as on Lavan, home to one of Iran’s oil export terminals, and in the Kerman province, where an airport was targeted. Two tankers were struck by "projectiles of unknown origin" as they departed the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Greek maritime agency Marisks. The situation remains tense, with both sides warning of further escalation if hostilities continue.