Air raid sirens sounded in Jordan after Iranian missiles breached the country’s airspace, authorities say.
A government spokesman said that all the missiles were “intercepted and dealt with.”
“The valiant Jordanian Armed Forces are on high alert, ready to address any threat facing the Kingdom, and are deploying all their efforts to safeguard the nation’s security and the safety of its citizens,” Mohammad Al-Momani wrote on X.
The US embassy in Jordan also alerted the incident, indicating that it will review the situation and provide updates. The US has stationed troops and aircraft in the country.
The missile in Jordanian airspace comes amid a new wave of exchanges between the US and Iran in the Middle East.
The US military said it had struck 90 targets along Iran’s coastline. In response, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, while the Iranian army said it struck a US military site in Qatar.
Jordan has previously intercepted and destroyed 20 missiles launched from Iran in June, after Tehran said it had targeted American bases in the region in response to US strikes
