Iran live updates: US intercepts Iranian missiles in 'attempted surprise attack,' CENTCOM says

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia carried out “precision strikes” inside Iraq targeting Iran-backed proxy groups, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, a move that comes in response to the attacks on Saudi energy sites from inside Iraq over the last three days.

"U.S. and Saudi fighter aircraft struck multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq in a strong response to over 30 IRGC-directed aerial drone attacks in the last 72 hours," CENTCOM said in a statement.

The strikes were carried out against "Iran-aligned terrorists that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed to attack U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure," CENTCOM said.

The U.S. intercepted an "attempted surprise attack" on U.S. forces in the Middle East on Tuesday, according to U.S. Central Command.

"At 5:45 p.m. ET today, 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," CENTCOM said in a statement. "All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness."

CENTCOM did not identify the exact location of the targeted U.S. forces.

The recent U.S. attacks on Iran caused "severe damage" to civilian infrastructure across Iran, including airports, bridges, railways and energy facilities, Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said during a press briefing Tuesday.

Mohajerani also said more than 350 Iranian government employees had been killed. Twelve bridges and two tunnels have also been damaged, she said.

"The recent attacks have inflicted severe damage on civilian infrastructure across the region. Tourism businesses have suffered crippling losses. In Bushehr, the Meteorological Center, a purely civilian facility dedicated solely to weather forecasting, has been almost entirely razed, with virtually nothing left standing," Mohajerani said.

Adding, "The Bushehr Airport has likewise been rendered completely inoperable and will require total reconstruction. Furthermore, the maritime control tower at Chabahar has been destroyed."

The Houthis claimed to have attacked a Saudi oil tanker NCC GHAZAL in the Red Sea with several ballistic missiles "for violating the maritime blockade imposed on the Saudi enemy," the Houthis said in a post on X.