# [FLASH] Iran MRBMs Hit Jordan Base as Strikes Extend to Kuwait, Bahrain; Oil Jumps

*Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 4:26 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Detected**: 2026-06-11T04:26:36.782Z (3h ago)
**Tags**: Iran, UnitedStates, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Missiles, MiddleEast, Oil
**Sources**: OSINT
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/alerts/9953.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries

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**Summary**: Iran’s IRGC says it has fired medium‑range ballistic missiles and drones at U.S.-linked bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, with confirmed impacts at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base around 03:00–04:00 UTC and Patriot intercepts lighting the sky over Amman. The exchange locks multiple U.S. partners into Iran–U.S. combat, heightens risk to Gulf energy flows and airspace, and is already pushing oil higher as traders price in the possibility of a broader regional war.

## Detail

Iran and the United States have moved into an openly reciprocal strike cycle across multiple countries in the last hour, with direct implications for regional security and energy markets.

Between roughly 03:00 and 04:05 UTC on 11 June, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) publicly claimed it launched at least 12 ballistic missiles at Muwaffaq al‑Salti Air Base in central Jordan, describing the attack as retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure near Nazarabad, Karaj and Pishva. IRGC statements assert they targeted facilities hosting U.S. F‑35, F‑15 and F‑16 aircraft and a command center. Concurrent OSINT video and imagery from around 04:00 UTC show multiple Patriot interceptor launches over Amman and what appears to be one to two successful ballistic missile impacts.

Additional OSINT reporting at 04:01 UTC indicates the IRGC has also launched "new waves" of strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain using both Shahed‑136 kamikaze drones and medium‑range ballistic missiles. While detailed battle damage assessment from Kuwait and Bahrain is not yet available, the U.S. Embassy in Jordan has issued a security alert urging American citizens to remain indoors, underscoring the immediacy of the threat environment for U.S. personnel and local populations.

The human and political stakes are now spread across three U.S. partner states. Civilians in Jordan are witnessing interceptor salvos over their capital; base personnel and contractors at Muwaffaq Salti, plus U.S. facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, are under active missile and drone threat. Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain all host critical U.S. basing and command infrastructure; their governments face acute pressure to balance hosting arrangements with domestic sensitivity to being drawn into a U.S.–Iran shooting conflict.

Militarily, confirmed penetrations of U.S.-supplied Patriot defenses at Muwaffaq Salti—if validated—will be scrutinized in Washington and allied capitals as a performance test of regional air and missile defense. Direct IRGC MRBM employment against U.S.-linked aircraft facilities in Jordan, plus reported use of Shahed drones and MRBMs toward Kuwait and Bahrain, marks a significant expansion of the geographic scope of Iran’s strike portfolio in this round. Operationally, U.S. Central Command may need to disperse high-value air assets, increase alert postures and potentially adjust sortie generation out of Jordan and Gulf bases.

Markets are already reacting. Around 03:59 UTC, reports noted oil prices jumping as traders digested U.S. strikes on Iran and the risk of extended disruption to energy flows. Multi-vector attacks involving Bahrain and Kuwait—key nodes for U.S. Fifth Fleet operations and Gulf oil logistics—raise perceived risk to tanker traffic, port operations and insurance costs, even absent a formal closure of any chokepoint. Brent and WTI risk premia, Gulf sovereign CDS, regional equities and defense sector stocks are all likely to see outsized moves through the next trading sessions; safe-haven demand for the dollar and gold is likely to firm.

Over the next 24–48 hours, key indicators to watch are: (1) any U.S. declaration of casualties or damage at Muwaffaq Salti, Kuwaiti or Bahraini bases, which would strongly condition the scale of U.S. retaliation; (2) changes to airspace status by Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, especially any broader closures impacting commercial aviation corridors; (3) signs of Iranian targeting moving closer to maritime infrastructure or shipping lanes, especially in and around the Strait of Hormuz and northern Red Sea; and (4) OPEC+ or key Gulf producers’ messaging on supply security. A sharper oil spike or widening risk-off move in global equities will hinge on whether this exchange remains limited to military facilities or begins to threaten energy export infrastructure and shipping.

**MARKET IMPACT ASSESSMENT:**
Oil is already moving higher on reports of U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation; multi-country missile and drone exchanges raise immediate risk premia for crude, tanker rates, regional equities (especially Gulf and Israeli markets), defense stocks, safe-haven flows into USD and gold, and potential airspace and shipping constraints in the northern Gulf and Eastern Med.