Air raid sirens activated across Jordan this week as the military confrontation between the United States and Iran pushed deeper into its third month, sending shockwaves well beyond the immediate combat zone and into commodity trading floors and crypto markets.
Jordan, which hosts key US air installations including Al-Azraq and Muwaffaq Salti air bases, has found itself caught in the geographic middle of a conflict it did not start. Jordanian forces have repeatedly intercepted Iranian missiles and drones crossing their airspace since large-scale US-Israeli strikes on Iranian targets began on February 28, 2026. The sirens ringing out this week are, for many Jordanians, becoming an uncomfortably routine sound.
How Jordan got pulled into someone else’s war
Jordanian forces intercepting Iranian projectiles has drawn domestic criticism at home, with segments of the population questioning why their country is absorbing risk on behalf of a superpower conflict. A brief ceasefire in April dissolved into renewed missile exchanges, and a technical malfunction on June 13-14 triggered another round of sirens, adding confusion on top of an already anxious population.
Oil above $100, and Bitcoin along for the ride
