Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired roughly ten ballistic missiles at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan on July 9, 2026, targeting command centers and drone hangars used by US military forces. Jordan’s air defense systems intercepted between five and eight of those missiles, and no casualties were reported.
The strike occurred around 2:20 PM local time, with missiles aimed specifically at infrastructure supporting US operations, including aircraft shelters and drone facilities. Jordan’s intercept rate was substantial, but the missiles that got through damaged real assets.
Al-Azraq, also known as Prince Hassan Air Base, hosts US forces and has long been considered a strategic node in the region. Concerns are already circulating about whether US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain could become future targets, given the pattern of escalation now visible across multiple theaters.
This is the most direct IRGC strike on a US-linked military installation since January 2020, when Iran hit Iraq’s Al-Asad Air Base following the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani. The January 2020 Al-Asad strike injured over 100 US service members.
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