Iran launches missiles at Jordan, U.S. strikes continue
10 reported2 unconfirmed
Missile alert sirens sounded Wednesday in Jordan’s port city of Aqaba as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed. Jordan’s military said it intercepted four missiles in the Iranian attack, while two others fell in uninhabited areas. Plumes of smoke could be seen overhead in Aqaba in videos filmed by people in the nearby Israeli city of Eilat. The U.S. military said earlier Wednesday that it had completed an 11th night of strikes on Iran, targeting aircraft hangars and drone storage sites. Iranian air defenses activated near Tehran, and Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported explosions in six provinces. Before the latest strikes, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni visited Pakistan, a key mediator, seeking to revive diplomacy, but it was unclear what new arrangement might be reached. Speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Trump gave a dim view on possible talks, saying the U.S. had no interest in meeting.
What’s reported
Missile alert sirens sounded Wednesday in Jordan’s port city of Aqaba.
Jordan’s military said it intercepted four missiles in the Iranian attack; two others fell in uninhabited areas.
Plumes of smoke were seen in Aqaba in videos filmed by people in the nearby Israeli city of Eilat.
The U.S. military said it completed an 11th night of strikes on Iran, targeting aircraft hangars and drone storage sites.
Iranian air defenses activated near Tehran; IRNA reported explosions in Bushehr, East Azerbaijan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Khuzestan and Sistan and Baluchistan provinces.
Iran attacked a tanker in the strait Tuesday, forcing the crew to abandon the ship.
Iran also launched attacks against Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.
Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni visited Pakistan seeking to revive diplomacy.
President Trump said the U.S. had no interest in meeting.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia.
Open questions
What new arrangement might be reached to end the war.
Whether diplomatic efforts in Pakistan will succeed.
Key figures
Eskandar Momeni, Iranian Interior Minister
President Trump
Sources: abcnews.com
