Trump vowed to hit Iran hard after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in Jordan. Will U.S. forces strike Iran again before Sept 5?
60% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 20 predictions cast.
U.S. forces struck Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps rocket launchers on Larak Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, on August 30, 2026, days after Iran had fired missiles at U.S. bases in Jordan. CENTCOM said the strikes targeted launchers Iran was preparing to use to mine the strait and threaten commercial shipping and U.S. forces in the region. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported at least two people killed and several wounded.
The strikes marked the first major U.S.-Iran military escalation in roughly a month. Iran retaliated early on August 31 with attempted attacks on U.S. military assets in Jordan, and CENTCOM subsequently confirmed follow-on strikes against additional IRGC targets inside Iran. The exchange sent global oil prices up nearly 3% and weighed on U.S. stock indexes that Monday.
The episode extended a broader cycle of tit-for-tat strikes between Washington and Tehran that had simmered since Iran's earlier missile attack on U.S. bases in Jordan, with each side citing the other's actions as justification for further strikes.
The community correctly anticipated the outcome, with 60% predicting the U.S. would strike Iran again before September 5.