Witnesses have captured the moment Jordanian air defence systems intercepted a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles.
![Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 5, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-05T075328Z_698144029_RC2SCNAEWPZK_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1788634735.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![An injured person in a hospital following a US attack on a telecommunications tower in Kuhestak, in Minab, Iran, September 4, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-04T190329Z_1939706523_RC2DCNA4V8ZU_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-USA-STRIKES-SIRIK-1788549938.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The US launched new strikes on Iran’s southern coast with explosions reported in several locations.
Analysts say it’s implausible but Iran is well-versed in adapting conventional weapons to suit its needs.
The UAE says it intercepted a drone coming from Iran and rejected ‘false’ reports of an attack on its Al Menhad airbase.
The retaliatory attacks came after the US targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington has recently stepped up efforts to economically pressure Tehran amid the deadlocked truce talks.
Israel threatens the Qalandiya Training Centre, one of Jerusalem’s oldest still-operational educational institutions.
Many of the US president’s goals remain unfulfilled, despite claims of victory.
Raid on UNRWA centre exposes Israel’s strategic push to erase refugee rights, seal West Bank annexation, analysts say.
![Israeli forces raid the Qalandiya Training Center belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) north of East Jerusalem. [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AA-20260825-42303270-42303265-ISRAELI_FORCES_RAID_UNRWAS_KALENDIYA_EDUCATION_CENTER_IN_EAST_JERUSALEM-1787665783.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)