WASHINGTON – The U.S. military said on Tuesday, July 28, it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched by Iran towards U.S. forces in the Middle East, adding American forces remained “vigilant.”
The statement by the U.S. Central Command did not mention the exact location it said Iran attempted to target.
“Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces 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,” the U.S. Central Command said on X.
In a statement on Iranian State TV, the Iranian military denied any link to projectiles fired from other countries at targets in Saudi Arabia.
President Donald Trump, who abruptly called off a two-week U.S. bombing campaign over the weekend, has said there were “good talks” under way with Iran but threatened to restart strikes unless negotiations delivered. Iran has denied seeking to resume talks with Washington.
The Iran war began Feb. 28 when U.S. and Israeli forces attacked Iran and Tehran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host U.S. bases.
Reporting by Kanishka Singh; editing by Ismail Shakil and Chris Reese