Jordan Intercepts 3 Iranian Missiles as Trump Vows Retaliation for 17 U.S. Troop Deaths
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Updated · Ynetnews · Jul 20
Jordan Intercepts 3 Iranian Missiles as Trump Vows Retaliation for 17 U.S. Troop Deaths
3 articles · Updated · Ynetnews · Jul 20
Summary
Three Iranian missiles were intercepted over Jordan on Monday evening after air-raid alerts sounded, with no casualties or property damage reported.
Jordan has become a frontline target as Tehran tries to hit U.S. forces based there and raise the cost of any wider American campaign.
Trump answered the latest troop deaths with a direct warning that Iran would pay "many times over" for every American soldier killed, though he gave no details on new targets.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base has been the deadliest strike so far: two U.S. soldiers were killed, a third remains missing, and the war's toll has reached 17 dead and about 430 wounded.
The repeated barrages are turning Jordan from a U.S. rear base into a central battlefield in a conflict now spilling beyond Iran and Iraq.