Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that it killed several US soldiers and destroyed three F-35 aircraft in an attack on Jordan’s Al-Azraq Air Base in a Thursday message on Telegram.
In the same message, the statement claimed that three other aircraft were damaged.
The US military denied Iranian claims that any aircraft were damaged in Thursday’s attacks.
“No US aircraft were destroyed or damaged in recent attempted Iranian attacks. All missiles and drones were intercepted or failed to reach targeted areas,” a US CENTCOM statement read.
Over the past few hours, Iranian state media have continued to report false claims by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – three in particular.
🚫 FIRST CLAIM: The IRGC (again) claims free and open routes through the Strait of Hormuz are dangerous for commercial… pic.twitter.com/J34ILmDvyk
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 30, 2026
The US military did not confirm if any US service members were slain.
The IRGC said that the attack was in retaliation for strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Wednesday evening.
Earlier, Iranian state news agency Tasnim reported that three IRGC soldiers were killed in a US missile attack in the Zanjan province branch.
Iran claims three IRGC soldiers were killed in US strikes
The IRGC soldiers were identified as Mahmoud Mollajabari, Mohammadreza Cheraghi and Jamal Amiri.
The US and Iran have been trading strikes within the past week after days of relative calm in the Middle East.
US President Donald Trump warned that the US will strike Iran “very hard” in retaliation for Iranian strikes on US military assets in the region during a White House press conference on Wednesday.
“We’re going to hit them very hard, because now it’s our turn to hit them. They know it’s coming,” he asserted. “They’re asking us not to do it, but you know – they tried to fire last night.”
Earlier, he said that the US will “beat the f***ing s***” out of Iran in retaliation for Tehran’s overnight launch of ballistic missiles towards US military bases in the region.
