Day 194 of the WarWednesday, September 9, 2026
Day 194 — IRGC Missiles Hit Jordan as Tehran Claims Two U.S. Destroyers and CENTCOM Calls It 'Completely False'
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Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, JordanGulf of Oman and Arabian SeaPiranshahr
A Sunni Cleric Shot in Piranshahr — and a Street Renamed for Mahsa
Iran- The IRGC in West Azerbaijan says Mulla Mohammad Nazhati, Sunni prayer leader of the Chiyaneh village mosque in Piranshahr, was shot dead by motorcycle-riding attackers, blaming unnamed Israeli-American 'separatist' groups; state media say he long cooperated with the Basij, per RadioFarda.source
- On the eve of the anniversary of Mahsa Zhina Amini's death, a citizen put up a sign reading 'Mahsa Amini Street' on Seyed Qotb East Street in Piranshahr, video received by Iran International shows.source
- Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, a member of the Expediency Council, conceded the state cannot currently enter the 'hijab front' as it should because of the war, calling the situation far harder than in 1981, 'when we had started work,' per RadioFarda.source
'Ya Haydar Karrar' — IRGC Missiles Rain on a U.S. Base in Jordan
US / Coalition- In retaliation for the tanker strikes, the IRGC fired ballistic missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti air base in Jordan under the code 'Ya Haydar Karrar'; Jordan's army says 18 of 20 missiles were intercepted and two fell in open areas, per LiveIranNews and Iran International.source
- A U.S. official told Al Jazeera the attack was ineffective against integrated air and missile defenses and caused no American casualties; Iran International notes some images suggest Iran used banned cluster munitions.source
- Babak Taghvaee says footage suggests U.S. Army Patriot batteries in Jordan fired an estimated 80–100 PAC-3 MSE interceptors in the early waves and apparently had none left for the second and third waves.source
- Eli Afriat reports Iran launched more than 40 missiles at Jordan; an Israeli official said Israel had warning of a planned IRGC strike but was surprised by its scale.source
'You Will See Many More Attacks' — Trump, the Midterms and an Island Scenario
- Asked about the wave of attacks in Hormuz, Trump said: 'We are carrying out these attacks. You will see many more,' predicting the war will end 'immediately' after the November midterms and accusing Iran of trying to influence the vote, per RadioFarda and Iran International.source
- Citing Western sources, the Arm News site reports the Pentagon is examining rapid Marine amphibious operations on some of Iran's uninhabited islands around Hormuz, backed by F-35Bs from USS Tripoli, Iran International reports.source
- Reuters says the captured Dive-LD gives Iran a chance to study and possibly reverse-engineer U.S. technology; Anduril founder Palmer Luckey says the drone is built so its loss poses no security problem, Iran International reports.source
- The Washington Post reports Thiel-backed Covenant has begun producing low-cost cruise missiles as stockpiles run down; its CEO says the U.S. fired more than a thousand Tomahawks in the first five weeks of the war, per Iran International.source
Duelling Claims at Sea — Two Destroyers 'Hit,' CENTCOM Says 'Completely False'
Gulf & Naval- The IRGC Navy claims it hit the destroyers USS Delbert D. Black and USS John Paul Jones with ballistic missiles in the Gulf of Oman and Hormuz, releasing footage purportedly showing Kheibar Shekan launches, per Babak Taghvaee and Open Source Intel.source
- CENTCOM called the claim 'completely FALSE': no U.S. Navy warship was struck and all IRGC attempts failed, while U.S. forces 'destroyed 10 Iranian tankers in just the last week' that Iran 'cannot defend.'source
- CENTCOM released video of the M/T Riesco sinking in the Gulf of Oman — one of the five tankers destroyed on Tuesday; Iran International says the U.S. has taken out about 12% of Iran's tanker fleet in a week.source
- IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohammadi said the new 'forbidden zone' starts around Chabahar and covers parts of the Sea of Oman and Arabian Sea; ships entering without coordination will be blacklisted, denied insurance and services, and barred from later transiting Hormuz, per Iran International.source
'Legitimate Defense' — Tehran Justifies Jordan as Brent Tops $100
- Iran's Foreign Ministry called the U.S. strikes on 'Iranian commercial vessels' a breach of the UN Charter, described the attacks on U.S. bases in Jordan and on U.S. ships as 'legitimate defense,' and vowed a decisive response to any aggression, per Iran International.source
- Brent crude reached $100 a barrel for the first time since late July after four straight days of gains, and Goldman Sachs' Dan Struyven says escalating attacks on shipping raise the odds of a spike above $120, Iran International reports.source
- Hours after the tanker strikes, the IRGC spokesman laid out six new conditions from the Islamic Republic for ending the war, placing the decision to accept them with Trump, Iran International reports.source