AMMAN, July 19– Jordan’s air defenses intercepted three missiles launched from Iran toward Jordanian territory on Sunday, while a fourth one fell in a remote area in southern Jordan without causing any casualties or material damage, state broadcaster the Jordan Radio and Television Corporation said on social media platform X. The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army vowed to keep monitoring Jordan’s airspace “with the highest levels of readiness” and “deal firmly with any threat” targeting the country, the broadcaster said in a series of new posts. In a previous post, the broadcaster said sirens had been activated in various regions in Jordan. Meanwhile, several media reports, citing the Israeli military, said Sunday that missiles launched from Iran toward southernmost Jordan’s coastal city of Aqaba have been identified and intercepted by Israeli and Jordanian forces. Earlier in the day, the U.S. Embassy in Amman issued a security alert saying Aqaba’s airport and seaport had been evacuated due to a “specific and credible threat,” urging Americans to avoid traveling to the sites until further notice. It also renewed its warning for Americans to avoid military bases in Jordan. However, Jordanian authorities later denied the U.S. embassy’s claim, saying both facilities are operating normally. The latest developments came amid heightened tensions in the Middle East as the United States and Iran have traded rounds of attacks. The United States has conducted eight waves of strikes on Iranian targets, while Iran has responded by striking U.S. bases and facilities in several Gulf countries. Also on Sunday, Kuwaiti authorities said a power generation and water desalination plant in the country came under Iranian attack for the second time in two days, sparking a fire and disrupting electricity generation. Bahraini authorities also said its air defenses intercepted a number of Iranian aerial attacks targeting the country.
Xinhua
