What is Jordan’s Al-Azraq base and why is Iran targeting it?
Tehran appears to be increasingly targeting Jordanian assets in the latest round of escalation with the US.
What is Jordan’s Al-Azraq base and why is Iran targeting it?
Tehran appears to be increasingly targeting Jordanian assets in the latest round of escalation with the US. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.
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Iran attacks US base in Jordan and ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the US military and attacked 10 ships on Wednesday after the US said it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers.
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