The New York Times reported Sunday that Iran struck US forces in Jordan three additional times in the week prior to the July 17 attack that killed two American soldiers and left another missing. The attacks wounded dozens of US personnel and damaged several helicopters, according to US officials who said the Pentagon has withheld full details.
The New York Times reported Sunday that Iran carried out three additional attacks against US forces in Jordan in the week prior to the July 17 strike that killed two American soldiers and left another missing. According to US officials cited in the report, the attacks wounded dozens of US personnel and damaged several helicopters. The officials claimed the Pentagon has withheld the full details from the public.
The July 17 attack in Jordan was previously reported by US Central Command and Israeli media, with the Pentagon later providing a breakdown of 13 wounded service members and a separate report of a single soldier killed in a controlled explosion in northern Iraq. The latest NYT report suggests the scale of Iranian attacks on US forces in Jordan in the days before the deadly strike was larger than previously disclosed.
4 developments
- DevelopingExplosions, interceptions reported at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti air base as Iranian missiles target it
- DevelopingIranian kamikaze drone strikes Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti base, Arab outlet claims
- DevelopingReport: Iranian strike damaged at least one US drone at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti base
- DevelopingOpen-source reports suggest Iran missiles hit Jordan this morning, avoided interceptors
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