Iranian media published footage Thursday morning claiming to show the Iranian army's drone attack on the US Al-Azraq airbase in Jordan. The army said the drones struck a stationary radar, communication systems, and fuel depots in retaliation for US strikes in Iran, including the attack on the Bampur base in Iranshahr that killed seven Iranian soldiers. The footage and claims are unverified by independent sources.
Iranian media released footage Thursday morning, July 16, claiming to show the Iranian army's drone strike on the US Al-Azraq airbase in Jordan. The army said the drones struck a stationary radar, communication systems, and fuel depots, describing the operation as retaliation for US strikes in Iran, including the attack on the Bampur base in Iranshahr that killed seven Iranian soldiers. The footage emerges at 09:58 Jerusalem, hours after the thread of earlier reports.
Earlier Thursday at 00:44 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the Iranian army ground forces acknowledged the deaths of seven soldiers in the US missile strike on Bampur. At 05:25 Jerusalem, we reported a series of developments: initial claims by Iranian media of a strike on communications and fuel at a Jordan base (version 1); expansion of retaliatory strikes to Kuwait, Bahrain, and Arbil (version 2); Jordanian confirmation of interception of eight Iranian missiles (version 3); and video footage of missile launches toward the US base in Jordan (version 4). The thread shows a progression from unverified claims to some official confirmation of interceptions, while the Iranian army's specific claims about the Al-Azraq base remain unverified.
As The Zioneer has reported earlier, Iranian media have repeatedly released footage of strikes and launches, including footage of Arash drone launches on July 12 and video of launches toward a US base in eastern Jordan on July 15 (background items). This pattern of media releases continues with the latest footage.
The footage and the Iranian army's detailed claims of damage to radar and fuel depots remain unverified by independent sources. No confirmation has been provided by US or Jordanian officials, and the extent of actual damage, if any, is not known.
5 developments
- StrongNew video surfaces showing Iranian launches toward US base in eastern Jordan
- DevelopingIranian military releases footage of 'Arash' drone launches targeting US assets
- DevelopingIranian social media users circulate AI-generated clip of missile strikes on US base in Jordan
- StrongIran's army and Revolutionary Guard claim strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar
Source and signal
- Internal intake