Iran fires ballistic missiles at US-used military base in Jordan

Iran fired ballistic missiles at a military base used by U.S. forces in Jordan on September 9, 2026. Jordanian officials said nearly all of the missiles fired at the base that week were intercepted.

Why this matters. A direct Iranian missile strike on a U.S.-linked base in Jordan widens the conflict's geographic footprint beyond Iran, Israel and the Gulf, pulling a fourth state's air defenses into active engagement with Iranian ordnance.