Jordan Intercepts Five Iranian Missiles Overnight
Jordan’s military said it shot down five Iranian missiles heading for the kingdom early on Thursday, with no casualties reported. The interception came hours after the United States struck targets inside Iran, and pointed to the widening arc of a war now drawing in Iran’s neighbours. Amman has repeatedly found itself in the path of missiles and drones exchanged across the region.
Jordan, a close US ally that hosts American forces, has become an unwilling corridor for the conflict, its airspace crossed by projectiles bound for Israel and US bases alike. The kingdom’s account of five missiles downed could not be independently confirmed. Each interception over populated areas carries the risk of falling debris, and deepens the danger that the war spreads to a country that has tried to stay out of it. Watch whether Jordan is drawn further in, and how Amman balances its alliance with domestic opinion.