Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched 12 ballistic missiles at the US-operated Al-Azraq airbase in Jordan on June 10, striking what it described as four key sites within the installation. The targets reportedly included hangars housing F-35 fighter jets and a command-and-control center.
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What happened on the ground
The IRGC framed the strike as retaliation for previous US military operations against Iranian positions. Those US strikes followed the downing of an American Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, an incident that had already ratcheted tensions in the region to levels not seen in years.
Jordanian authorities reported intercepting five of the incoming missiles. No casualties or significant damage were reported from either the strike itself or falling debris, though independent verification of the full extent of damage at Al-Azraq remains limited.
