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Iran fires 20 ballistic missiles at US forces in Jordan; 18 intercepted

Mountain Time
Local time
1:04 AM in Amman, Sep 9
Where
Muwaffaq Salti (al-Azraq) Air Base, Jordan

Iran fired ballistic missiles at US forces at Jordan's al-Azraq (Muwaffaq Salti) air base in retaliation for the US tanker strikes; Jordan said it intercepted 18 of 20 and two fell in open areas. The IRGC claimed heavy damage to maintenance and shelter areas for F-35, F-16 and F-15 jets, while a US official said the barrage caused no US casualties.

Why it matters

Iran widened its retaliation to US forces in a partner state that is not a Gulf littoral, drawing Jordan's air defences directly into the war.

Sources (7)

Confidence: Corroborated by independent sources or direct evidence. About confidence labels

Correction

  • Corrected the time from 10:15 PM Amman time, Sep 9, 2026 to 1:04 AM Amman time, Sep 9, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Iran fires missiles at US base in Jordan and attacks 10 ships near Hormuz"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Al-Azraq base, Jordan; Strait of Hormuz region to Muwaffaq Salti (al-Azraq) Air Base, Jordan; changed the confidence label from reported to confirmed; reclassified it from military-strike to missile-drone-attack; updated the sourcing note; merged 2 duplicate entries into this one ("Iran fires ballistic missiles at US-used military base in Jordan", "Iran retaliates with attack on Jordan base after US destroys five Iranian tankers"); added 4 sources: Al Jazeera live blog. Why and evidence