Two US service members are dead, one is missing, and four more were injured after Iranian missile and drone strikes hit the Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan on July 18. The base, located roughly 100 km east of Amman, supports both Jordanian and American military operations, and this marks the most serious direct Iranian attack on US forces in the region in recent memory.
The strikes were carried out as part of what Iranian state media is calling “Nasr 2,” an ongoing military operation targeting US-linked assets across the Middle East. Videos purportedly showing explosions and damage to aircraft and facilities at the base have circulated on Iranian state channels.
What happened at Muwaffaq Salti
The IRGC launched a combination of missiles and drones at the airbase, a facility that until now had avoided the kind of direct targeting seen at other US positions in the region. US officials confirmed the casualty figures: two killed, one missing, four injured.
Jordan has been one of the more stable US partners in the Middle East, and Muwaffaq Salti has served as a relatively low-profile logistics and operations hub. No prior significant incidents had been reported at this particular base.
