The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced a ballistic missile attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, claiming the strike was a retaliatory measure for a previous US operation on Qeshm Island. According to the Operative Information Center-OMM, citing international media reports, the IRGC stated that the operation was launched in response to a US strike that resulted in the deaths of three civilians from the same family on Qeshm Island.
In its official statement, the IRGC claimed that the missile attack resulted in the total destruction of three F-35 fighter jets stationed at the base, with three additional aircraft sustaining damage. The statement further alleged that several US military personnel and technical staff were killed during the incident. Additionally, the IRGC reported the downing of a US drone near the port city of Bandar Imam Khomeini in Iran's Khuzestan province earlier today.
Conversely, the Jordanian military has reported that its air defense systems successfully detected and neutralized five Iranian-origin missiles targeting its territory. It is important to note that the claims made by the IRGC regarding the destruction of US aircraft and casualties at the base have not been independently confirmed by US or Jordanian authorities. The Muwaffaq Salti Air Base is a critical facility in the region, frequently utilized by coalition forces for operations in the Middle East, and such escalations highlight the ongoing volatility in regional security dynamics.
