Iran and the US have traded strikes after American forces attacked two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (Centcom) said it took "limited, precise action" after observing Iran preparing to "launch rockets and deploy sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz", according to its spokesperson.

Iran said it had struck US military bases in Jordan in response, with Jordan's army saying it had intercepted eight missiles early on Monday morning. Iran's state TV also said the Iranian army had targeted an air base in the UAE with drones.

However, the UAE's Ministry of Defence denied the reports that Al-Minhad Air Base had been targeted as "unfounded". The UAE did confirm it shot down a drone.

The US strike is the first known attack on Iran since President Donald Trump paused a renewed military campaign in late July. Larak Island is just offshore from the key port of Bandar Abbas and sits right on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global shipping.

Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas used to travel through before the war began. Since the conflict began in February, the strait has effectively been closed, causing wild fluctuations in the price of oil on world markets.

5m) to cross. Iran's Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC, said earlier that the attack on Larak was carried out by drones.

Hours later, Iranian media carried a statement by the IRGC saying it had attacked the US bases of King Hussein and al-Azraq in Jordan with ballistic missiles in response to the Larak Island attack. Trump later told Fox News the US would "hit them hard" in response.

Later on Monday, Centcom denied an earlier IRGC claim that a supertanker had struck sea mines and caught fire while trying to navigate the Strait of Hormuz via a route not authorised by Iran. Tasnim published a photo appearing to show a vessel on fire, but did not identify the tanker or provide further details, including when the image was taken.

The BBC was unable to verify the claimed attack." This is yet another IRGC attempt to intimidate regional commercial shipping through disinformation," Centcom said.

Meanwhile Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement quoted by state TV: " We are not seeking war, but we will deliver a decisive response to the aggressors." Hours after the US strike, Trump posted apparent AI videos on Truth Social showing oil infrastructure exploding.