ConfirmedMilitary & securityKing Hussein and Muwaffaq Salti air bases, Jordan
Iran fires missiles at US-used air bases in Jordan; Jordan intercepts eight
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 1:36 AM in Amman, Aug 31
- Where
- King Hussein and Muwaffaq Salti air bases, Jordan
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they fired ballistic missiles and drones at King Hussein Air Base and Muwaffaq Salti Air Base at Azraq in retaliation for the Larak Island strike, claiming "heavy damage". Jordan's army said it intercepted eight missiles that entered its airspace, and a US source said nearly all incoming fire was intercepted with no significant impact.
Why it matters
It was Iran's first direct fire at US forces in a month and followed its pattern of answering US action in Hormuz by targeting bases in host countries.
Sources (14)
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
- The Guardiantheguardian.comPublished
- The Nationalthenationalnews.comPublished
- Anadolu Agencyaa.com.trPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
- Fox Newsfoxnews.comPublished
- Ukrainian National News (UNN)unn.ua
- The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.comPublished
- The Guardian (2)theguardian.comPublished
- CBS News (2)cbsnews.comPublished
- Al Jazeera (2)aljazeera.comPublished
- CBS News (3)cbsnews.comPublished
- CBS News (4)cbsnews.comPublished
- Institute for the Study of Warunderstandingwar.orgPublished
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Correction
- Corrected the time from 7:50 AM Amman time, Aug 31, 2026 to 1:36 AM Amman time, Aug 31, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Jordan Air Defenses Intercept Iranian Ballistic Missiles Targeting US Bases"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Amman, Jordan to King Hussein and Muwaffaq Salti air bases, Jordan; changed the confidence label from official to confirmed; reclassified it from military_strike to missile-drone-attack; updated the sourcing note; merged 9 duplicate entries into this one ("Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles after US strikes rocket sites on Larak Island", "Jordanian air defenses intercept eight missiles entering kingdom's airspace", "Iran fires ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan in retaliation for Larak Island strikes", "IRGC Launches Ballistic Missiles and Drones at U.S. Bases in Jordan", "Jordanian Air Defenses Intercept Iranian Missile Barrage Aimed at US Bases", "Jordan intercepts eight Iranian missiles targeting US military installations", "Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. bases after Larak strikes as Jordan intercepts eight", "IRGC Fires Missiles at Jordan Bases, Drone at UAE Base in Retaliation for Larak Strike", "Iran launches ballistic missiles and drones at US military bases in Jordan and UAE"); added 3 sources: CBS News, Institute for the Study of War. Why and evidence