Smoke columns are visible from the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan following an Iranian missile attack, according to open-source intelligence reports. The base has activated a significant number of surface-to-air missiles in response. The report follows earlier visual evidence confirming Iranian ballistic missile impacts at the base, contradicting initial Jordanian statements that all incoming missiles had been intercepted.
New open-source reports describe smoke columns rising from the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan following further Iranian missile impacts, with the base's air defense systems heavily engaged.
The reported activity extends a sequence of strikes at the base that The Zioneer has been tracking since the early hours. At 05:16 Jerusalem, interceptions were reported near the base. The IRGC then claimed it had struck targets there, initially saying it hit four important targets (published at 08:50 Jerusalem). The IRGC later specified 12 missiles were used and claimed destruction of F-35, F-15, and F-16 jets (08:50 Jerusalem). By 08:50 Jerusalem, footage confirmed impacts at two separate locations at the base, contradicting Jordan's earlier statement at 06:56 Jerusalem that all five incoming missiles had been intercepted. The corroboration chain thus evolved from a single unverified IRGC claim to visual confirmation of physical impacts.
As The Zioneer reported earlier, Iran launched missiles at US bases in the region in response to earlier Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, with Gulf states including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan activating air defenses. The Muwaffaq Salti base — also referred to as Al-Azraq — is a US installation hosting F-35, F-15, and F-16 aircraft, per IRGC statements.
No casualty figures or damage assessments have yet been reported in connection with the latest smoke columns. The Jordanian military has not issued a new statement addressing the visible activity. Whether the observed smoke indicates fresh damage or a defensive response remains unconfirmed.
8 developments
- DevelopingUS intercepted Iranian missiles launched toward the region overnight, American source says
- DevelopingOpen-source reports suggest Iran missiles hit Jordan this morning, avoided interceptors
- DevelopingIran fires missiles at US bases in the region; Gulf states activate air defenses
- DevelopingUS system intercepts ballistic missile from Iran near base in northern Iraq
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