The Iranian Aerospace Force launched strikes towards a U.S. air base and Central Command center in Jordan early on Wednesday, according to the statements released by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC).
The attack was in response to "acts of aggression" by the United States, said the IRGC in statements published on its news outlet Sepah News.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday in a post released on X that at 17:45 Eastern Time on the day, the IRGC launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran "in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East".
"All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted," it said, adding "U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness."
During the past days, the U.S. military launched multiple waves of strikes against Iranian targets, saying they were in response to Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait and aimed at "degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping". Iran responded with missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. military bases and facilities in the region.
Iran's IRGC says it hit U.S. air base in Jordan
The coast guard of east China's Fujian Province on Wednesday conducted routine law enforcement patrols in accordance with law in the waters near Kinmen, said a spokesman for a regional branch of China Coast Guard (CCG).
Since the beginning of July, the Fujian Coast Guard has dispatched task groups to strengthen control and management over the relevant waters, said Zhu Anqing, spokesman of the CCG Donghai Branch.
Zhu added that this is an effective step to protect the legitimate rights and interests, as well as the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and to ensure orderly navigation and activities in the waters between Xiamen and Kinmen.
A video released by the China Coast Guard shows the Fujian Coast Guard broadcasting a message to Kinmen Vessel 10030 and 10083 on Wednesday.
"Kinmen Vessel 10030 and 10083, this is China Coast Guard Vessel Cihu. We are conducting routine law enforcement patrols in waters under our jurisdiction. Your deliberate close-approach and filming behavior has affected our navigational safety. You are hereby requested to adjust your course immediately and maintain a safe distance from us," said a CCG member.
Mainland coast guard conducts routine patrols in waters near Kinmen
