Jordan intercepts eight Iranian missiles targeting US military installations

Jordanian air defense systems intercepted eight ballistic missiles launched by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting U.S. military facilities at the King Hussein and Al-Azraq airbases. The Iranian barrage followed a U.S. Central Command airstrike against Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Why this matters. Direct missile strikes on Jordanian bases hosting U.S. forces test Jordan's air defense agreements and force regional partners to decide whether to permit U.S. retaliatory sorties from their airspace.