Iran Struck US Forces Days After Trump Paused Bombing, Amid Netanyahu Visit

On July 29, 2026, Iran's IRGC — its elite military branch — fired ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan. All were intercepted. The strike came five days after Trump halted a two-week bombing campaign against Iran, and while he hosted Netanyahu at the White House. Al Jazeera's Resul Serdar called it "pre-emptive, not reactionary." Analysts see sequenced escalation, not reaction.