American sources said following the attack on Jordan that no US personnel were harmed. The statement offers the first US assessment of the incident's toll.
US officials told Reuters early Wednesday that no American forces were injured in the missile fire directed at Jordan, offering the first official assessment of casualties from the incident. The statement follows a series of claims by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday night, which had alleged missile strikes on US bases in Jordan, including the release of footage of launches.
The IRGC initially claimed on Tuesday night that it had launched ballistic missiles at US targets in Jordan, later specifying a strike on a US Marine base in the Gulf of Aqaba, and subsequently publishing video of the launches. Earlier in the thread, unconfirmed reports had suggested possible US casualties at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. The US denial now counters those reports, though no independent verification of either side's claims has been reported.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, US officials in earlier incidents — including Iranian strikes in June and July — also stated that no American casualties or significant damage occurred. Past IRGC claims of destruction have often been unverified or overstated, as The Zioneer noted in its analysis of Iranian psychological warfare tactics.
The US statement addresses only personnel casualties, not the extent of damage to infrastructure or equipment at the targeted sites. The IRGC claims of hitting specific bases remain unconfirmed by independent sources. No official comment from Jordanian authorities has been issued, and satellite imagery or other physical evidence of damage has not yet emerged.
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- DevelopingNo US injuries or major damage from latest Iran attacks: US official
- DevelopingUS official: Iranian strikes caused no US casualties or significant damage to facilities
- StrongUS official: Iranian missile and drone salvo caused no American casualties or damage
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