The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said Sunday it destroyed the command and control centre of U.S. forces at Prince Hassan air base in Jordan [1].
This development marks a significant escalation in regional tensions as Tehran explicitly links the strike to retaliation for American actions against Iranian interests. The claim tests the stability of U.S. military infrastructure in Jordan and raises the risk of further kinetic exchanges between the two nations.
An IRGC spokesperson said, "We have destroyed the command and control centre of the U.S. forces at Prince Hassan air base in Jordan" [3]. The group said the operation was a response to recent U.S. attacks on Iranian interests in the region [4].
However, the U.S. military has disputed the account. U.S. Central Command said it has not observed any attack on its facilities in Jordan [5].
This is not the first time the IRGC has targeted U.S. assets in the region during this period. On June 10, 2026 [2], an IRGC commander said the group had hit several American bases in the Gulf and Jordan as part of its response to attacks on Iranian interests [2].
The contradictions between the IRGC's reports and the official statements from U.S. Central Command highlight a growing information war accompanying the physical conflict. While the IRGC asserts a successful strike on a critical command node, the U.S. military maintains that its operational capacity in Jordan remains undisturbed [5].
“"We have destroyed the command and control centre of the U.S. forces at Prince Hassan air base in Jordan."”
The conflicting reports illustrate a pattern of asymmetric warfare where the IRGC utilizes public claims of success to project power and deter U.S. activity. If the strike did occur without being detected by U.S. sensors, it would indicate a serious security breach; conversely, if the claim is fabricated, it serves as a psychological operation to create uncertainty within the U.S. command structure.
