Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched a ballistic missile attack on King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan, claiming to have heavily damaged US Air Force C-17A transport aircraft and US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The claim is unverified by independent sources.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan, alleging it caused heavy damage to a US Air Force C-17A transport aircraft and a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The claim, published in the early hours of Monday, comes as part of a series of unverified IRGC statements about strikes on US military assets in the region.
The IRGC has previously made similar claims regarding strikes on US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, including the Al-Azraq air base, the Muwaffaq al-Salti air base, and others. These claims have not been independently confirmed by the US military or any other credible source, and they often come without the release of supporting evidence such as imagery or radar data.
The current claim stands out for targeting a civilian airport—King Hussein International Airport—and for specifying the types of aircraft allegedly hit. However, no visual evidence has been provided, and US Central Command has not commented on the attack. The Zioneer has tracked multiple IRGC claims since June 2026, none of which have been verified by independent sources.
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