On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran launched a series of drone and missile strikes targeting American and allied military facilities across the Middle East. Several projectiles crossed into Jordanian airspace and were intercepted by the Jordanian Armed Forces and United States Armed Forces operating in the country.
During the attack, the Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted multiple Iranian drones and missiles that entered or crossed Jordanian airspace while heading toward Israel.[7] Jordan coordinated with the United States, the United Kingdom, France and other regional partners in a multinational effort to intercept Iranian projectiles.[8][9]
Jordan also participated in regional air defense operations during the Twelve-Day War in June 2025. Iranian missiles and drones launched toward Israel crossed Jordanian airspace, and the Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted several projectiles.[10]
Jordanian air defenses intercepted 49 drones and missiles, including 13 ballistic missiles, that entered the country's airspace during the wider Iranian attacks across the region.[11]
March
1 March
Iranian missiles and drones struck a Bundeswehr field camp in eastern Jordan.[2]
2 March
The US embassy in Amman announced that all personnel had temporarily departed the embassy compound as a precaution following a reported security threat.[12]
Two drones crashed in Jordanian territory, one of them in Azraq, wounding a girl and damaging nearby homes.[14] An Iraqi militia group, Saraya Awliya al-Dam, claimed responsibility for a drone attack targeting Jordan, stating that the strike was carried out in support of Iran during the ongoing conflict.[15]
Jordanian military officials said that Iran launched 119 missiles and drones directly targeting sites in Jordan over the course of a week during the conflict, including 60 missiles and 59 drones. According to the Jordanian Armed Forces, 108 of the projectiles were intercepted by the country's air defense systems, while debris from intercepted weapons caused minor injuries and limited damage.[21]
8 March
A Syrian pro-Iranian group called Kataib Jund al-Karrar claimed an attack against Tower 22, a US military base in Rukban, eastern Jordan.[22]
14 March
During the second week of the conflict, 85 missiles and drones were launched from Iran toward Jordan, according to the Jordanian military. The Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted 79 of the projectiles, while five drones and one missile landed inside Jordanian territory.[23]
Jordan's military said its air force shot down five missiles and one drone launched from Iran over the last 24 hours.[26] Media spokesperson said that in those 24 hours there were 17 reports of shrapnel and projectiles across Jordan.[27]
27 March
Jordan urged Iraq to take measures to halt cross-border attacks by Iran-aligned factions targeting its territory, emphasizing the need to prevent further escalation and protect regional stability, through government spokesperson and Minister of Government Communication Mohammad Al-Momani.[28]
28 March
Reports indicated that Iran-aligned Iraqi militias carried out strikes targeting five major airbases in Jordan.[29]
30 March
Kataib Jund al-Karrar, a Syrian pro-Iranian group, claimed to have attacked Muwaffaq Salti Air Base with drones.[30][31]
June
10 June
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
Iran targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, along with other US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain after American strikes on the Strait of Hormuz,[32] following the downing of an American Apache helicopter by Iran.[33] The IRGC said long-range missiles destroyed four targets in Muwaffaq Salti airbase, including hangars and command centers, while Jordan said all five missiles were shot down.[34]
11 June
The Jordanian military stated that its air defenses had intercepted and destroyed 20 missiles launched from Iran toward the Azraq area, reporting no casualties or material damage.[35]
July
9 July
Iran launched 10 ballistic missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, while Jordan said its air defenses intercepted eight of the missiles, with no casualties or damage reported.[36][37]
12 July
Iran claimed to have targeted critical military infrastructure and facilities at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, destroying the base's command and control center and the hangars for MQ9 drones with several ballistic missiles.[38]
13 July
Jordan's Armed Forces said its air defense systems intercepted and shot down four Iranian missiles that had entered the country's airspace.[39]
16 July
Jordan's Armed Forces said they intercepted eight Iranian missiles that entered the country's airspace, adding that no casualties or property damage were reported.[40]
17 July
Jordan's Armed Forces said air defenses intercepted and destroyed three Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom, with no injuries or material damage were reported.[41] IRGC claimed that it had targeted U.S. military aircraft stationed in Jordan with ballistic missiles and drones, saying it had destroyed several refueling aircraft and fighter jets and damaged others.[42] The attack was reportedly directed at U.S. forces at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base near Azraq, Jordan.[43]
According to U.S. officials cited by The New York Times, the strike was the fourth Iranian attack against U.S. forces in Jordan within five days. The officials said the attacks had wounded dozens of U.S. service members and damaged a number of helicopters.[44]
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) later reported that two U.S. service members were "killed in action" while defending against the attack, one remained missing, and four other U.S. service members were medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan before later being discharged.[45][46]
18 July
Jordan's Armed Forces announced that they had intercepted 10 Iranian missiles that entered the country's airspace overnight, reporting no casualties or property damage and stating that Royal Engineering Corps teams had been deployed to clear missile debris.[47]
19 July
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that several American aircraft had been struck as part of a ballistic missile attack targeting King Hussein International Airport, near Aqaba, resulting in "severe damage" to multiple planes.[48] Israeli sources said that an Iranian missile had been intercepted by an American Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System with remaining fragments landing north of Eilat, just across the Israel–Jordan border, after being shot down using Israel's Iron Dome system.[49][50] Following the attacks, Jordan summoned Iran's ambassador, demanded that the attacks cease, and expressed solidarity with Kuwait and Bahrain.[51]
22 July
The Jordanian army said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed four of six missiles, while the remaining two landed in remote, uninhabited areas without causing casualties or damage.[52]
24 July
Jordan's military reported intercepting seven missiles and six drones launched from Iran, adding that the incident caused no casualties or damage.[53]
27 July
The Jordanian Armed Forces announced that they had shot down two drones that violated Jordanian airspace over the eastern desert.[54]
29 July
The Jordanian Armed Forces announced that air defence systems intercepted and destroyed five missiles launched from Iran toward Jordan.[55]
↑via Agence France-Presse. "Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they fired ballistic missiles at US military aircraft in Jordan", The Times of Israel, July 19, 2026. Accessed July 19, 2026. "Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it targeted US military aircraft stationed at Aqaba Airport in Jordan and caused 'severe damage' to some of them, state media reports. American heavy transport aircraft and command and control aircraft 'were targeted with ballistic missiles, causing severe damage to a number of them,' the Guards says in a statement carried by Iran’s state broadcaster."
↑Bob, Yonah Jeremy. "Hours after Iranian shrapnel lands in Israel, Zamir says IDF ready to strike back", The Jerusalem Post, July 19, 2026. Accessed July 19, 2026. "IDF sources told The Jerusalem Post that the Sunday attack had finally shifted the IDF close to war footing after weeks when Israel has felt outside of the primarily US-Iran conflict. Earlier on Sunday afternoon, the IDF's Iron Dome was used to shoot down fragments of an Iranian ballistic missile fired at Jordan near the border with Israel after the US Aegis anti-missile system had already been used to shoot down the primary missile warhead."
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