strikeJul 30, 2026

Jordanian air defenses shoot down 5 missiles launched from Iran, state-run news agency says

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CAIRO (AP) — Jordan’s air defenses shot down five missiles launched from Iran Thursday morning, the country's state-run Petra news agency said, hours after the U.S. military announced it had completed “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.

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Associated PressBy Associated Press
Jordan's air defenses have shot down five missiles launched from Iran. This happened Thursday morning, according to the state-run Petra news agency. The U.S. military had earlier announced a heavy wave of strikes against Iran in response to an Iranian missile attack on a U.S. bas…

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