In the early hours of Wednesday, the Jordanian army reported an attack involving ballistic missiles originating from Iran, as reported by Jordan's official news agency. The army stated that it engaged with 20 missiles during the assault.
The Jordanian military announced that 18 missiles were successfully intercepted, while two other missiles landed in uninhabited areas, leading to no casualties. The army emphasized its adherence to operational procedures to protect Jordan's airspace and ensure citizen safety, with ongoing monitoring and evaluation efforts.
Specialized teams have started handling debris from the missile impacts to secure surroundings and verify safety measures in the affected areas.
Citizens have been urged by the Jordanian army to avoid interaction with any unidentified objects or debris and to report any such findings immediately to authorities to ensure personal and team safety.
The army assured that air defense and alert systems were at maximum readiness to contend with any threat. Continuous vigilance and evaluation of the attack's implications were reaffirmed.
Previously, a report from "Al Arabiya" and "Al Hadath" correspondents indicated Jordanian air defenses countered Iranian missiles over Jordan following heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Missiles were reported in various regions of Jordan, targeting areas in the north, including Mafraq and Azraq. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed the attack aimed at a "U.S. base in Jordan" in retaliation for U.S. actions against Iranian oil tankers.
The U.S. military later confirmed destroying five Iranian oil tankers on September 8, post-Revolutionary Guard missile attacks on a U.S. warship, according to a U.S. Central Command statement.
Iranian tankers, utilized in a covert operation to fund the Revolutionary Guard, were deemed undefended against such actions, per U.S. officials.
The U.S. Central Command highlighted the successful evasion of Iranian attacks by the U.S. warship, continuing its operations without injuries reported among American forces.
Iran's "Mehr" and "Fars" news agencies described explosions in coastal areas in southern Iran, corroborated by U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers near Kharg and Jask.