New unverified reports claim that Iranian missiles scored direct hits on a US military base in Jordan. The reports emerge hours after Iranian channels circulated footage of a prior missile impact at the same base. No official confirmation is available.
New unverified reports claim Iranian missiles directly hit a US military base in Jordan. The reports surfaced Saturday afternoon, hours after Iranian channels published footage of a missile impact at the Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base, alleging US soldiers were hit. The latest claims, which have not been confirmed by official sources, represent a further escalation in the series of unverified reports surrounding the base.
The thread of reports began early Saturday at 01:34 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported CBS sources saying several US soldiers were wounded in missile attacks on Jordan over the past week. In rapid succession, updates at the same timestamp identified Iran as responsible for strikes on two Jordanian bases, specified two missiles hitting a US base, named the Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base as the target, reported a large fire at US barracks, and then satellite imagery from open-source tracking confirmed two missile impacts and severe hangar damage. Later, pro-Iranian channels circulated an image of the impact, followed by Iranian channels releasing footage and claiming US soldiers were hit. The corroboration evolved from vague CBS reports to satellite evidence, but the latest claims remain unverified.
As The Zioneer previously reported, the pattern of Iranian strikes on Jordanian bases has been tracked for weeks. On Jun 10, Jordan claimed to have intercepted five Iranian ballistic missiles. On Jul 11, a US soldier's footage showed Iranian missile fire toward a US base. On Jul 15, unverified Iranian sources claimed 10–15 ballistic missiles were fired. Open-source reports on Jun 11 suggested missiles hit Jordan, and satellite imagery from Jun 13 suggested damage to an F-16. This background underscores the ongoing volatility.
What remains open: The latest reports of direct hits are unverified, with no official confirmation from US or Jordanian authorities. It is unclear whether the claim refers to new damage or casualties beyond the impacts already reported. The footage and satellite imagery from earlier in the day have not been independently confirmed, and the US military has not commented.
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- DevelopingOpen-source reports suggest Iran missiles hit Jordan this morning, avoided interceptors
- DevelopingIran reportedly attacks US military bases
- DevelopingUS soldier's footage shows Iranian missile fire toward American base in Jordan last Thursday
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