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// DOSSIER — iran-targets-us-hosted-al-azraq-base-jordan
Iran Targets US-Hosted Al-Azraq Base in Jordan Amid Escalating Regional Hostilities
REL_TIME: 10 Sep 2026 20:12Z · LANG: EN
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched 20 ballistic missiles targeting the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (Al-Azraq) in Jordan, which hosts US military personnel and aircraft. Jordanian air defense systems intercepted 18 of the incoming missiles, while two fell in open areas without causing casualties. The attack was framed by Tehran as direct retaliation for recent US military actions that destroyed five Iranian oil tankers following IRGC missile strikes on US naval warships. While Iran claimed significant destruction to US aircraft facilities, American and Jordanian officials stated the strike was ineffective with no loss of life. The barrage coincides with broader escalations, including Houthi strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure and disruptions to oil traffic near the Strait of Hormuz.
// Background
The Muwaffaq Salti Air Base near Azraq, Jordan, hosts nearly 4,000 US troops alongside fast jets and transport aircraft under a 2021 defense cooperation agreement. It serves as a vital logistics and intelligence hub providing strategic depth further away from Iran's border compared to Gulf assets. Since the outbreak of the US-Israel war with Iran on February 28, 2026, Iran has repeatedly targeted the base, including a July attack that killed two US service members.
// Key Developments
- Jordanian air defenses intercepted 18 of 20 Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at the Al-Azraq airbase, with no reported casualties.
- Iran's IRGC claimed the strike inflicted heavy damage on US fighter jet shelters and maintenance sites in retaliation for destroyed oil tankers.
- A US official stated the Iranian barrage was ineffective against integrated air defense systems and all US personnel were accounted for.
- The US destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday after IRGC launched ballistic missiles at a US Navy warship.
- Yemen's Houthis launched coordinated drone and missile strikes deep into Saudi Arabia, injuring 73 people and igniting oil facility blazes.
// Timeline
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Outbreak of the war triggered by joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
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Iran launches its initial airstrikes against the Al-Azraq base in Jordan.
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Iranian drone and missile strike on Al-Azraq base kills two US service members and injures four others.
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US Central Command disables two Iranian crude tankers off Kharg Island and destroys a third in the Gulf of Oman.
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US forces destroy five Iranian oil tankers following IRGC missile attacks on a US warship; Houthis attack Saudi oil and military assets.
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Iran fires 20 ballistic missiles at Al-Azraq airbase; Jordan intercepts 18 with no casualties reported.
// Perspectives
[Iran (IRGC)]
Views the missile strike on Al-Azraq as a legitimate and necessary punitive operation against US regional military assets in response to US strikes on Iranian oil tankers.
[United States]
Considers Iranian missile strikes ineffective while maintaining that US destruction of Iranian oil tankers is a direct, defensive countermeasure to Iranian attacks on US warships.
[Jordan]
Asserts its national sovereignty, defending its territory using integrated air defenses while insisting it is not an active party to the US-Iran war.
// Quotes
“The Iranian response was ineffective against integrated air and missile defences.”
“Iran continues to try to hit US naval ships, and for every time they do that or try to do that, they’re going to lose tankers.”
“Iran has been attacking us and many other countries in the region long before even this war started... We are a sovereign country. We were not a party to this war.”
