Key facts
- Air raid sirens sounded across Jordan, including Amman, amid escalating US-Iran hostilities.
- Jordan's armed forces intercepted three Iranian missiles launched from Iran.
- The IRGC claimed to have destroyed a missile defence radar system and an F-15 aircraft in Jordan.
- Jordan's military announced it intercepted five drones launched by Iran targeting the kingdom.
- No injuries or material damage were sustained from the intercepted missiles or drones.
Air raid sirens were heard across Jordan, including the capital city of Amman, as the United States Embassy issued a security alert warning of potential missiles, drones, or rockets in Jordanian airspace. Jordan's state television confirmed the activation of sirens. The alerts coincide with escalating hostilities between Iran and the United States, following reports of continued attacks traded between the two countries after they abandoned a memorandum of understanding. Earlier, sirens were heard in Amman following strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel. The public security directorate in Amman provided guidance on siren patterns: three intermittent sirens signify a threat, while one siren indicates the threat has passed, advising residents to seek shelter until the threat has passed. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) later claimed responsibility for further attacks in Jordan, stating it destroyed a missile defence radar system and an F-15 aircraft. Jordan hosts U.S. forces and aircraft and has been targeted by Iran amid the fight for control of the Strait of Hormuz.