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The Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted and shot down two drones targeting the kingdom’s territory on the morning of July 27, the army announced.
In a statement, the army said the engagement resulted in no human casualties or material damage. It added that Royal Engineering Corps teams moved to the sites where debris fell, cleared it, and secured the locations in accordance with standard technical and security procedures.
The army further affirmed that its forces will continue to monitor Jordanian airspace and maintain the highest levels of operational readiness to counter any threat to “the security of the kingdom and the safety of its citizens.”
Soon after, the Public Security Directorate announced that fragments of drone debris were found in a house in Karak Governorate following the aerial engagement. Karak is located in western Jordan, about 15 kilometers from the border with Israel.
A spokesman for the directorate said no injuries were reported as a result of the incident, which was handled by the relevant authorities in accordance with established technical and security procedures.
The incident came on the third day of calm in the Middle East following 13 days of intense U.S. strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks across the region. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to halt strikes on July 24 to give diplomacy a chance. Iran, for its part, also held fire, saying on July 26 that it would continue to do so for as long as the U.S. did.
Jordan was hit hard during the confrontation, with missiles and drones launched by Iran striking multiple air bases hosting U.S. forces. Three American service members were killed in the country.
Iran may be behind the latest attack, but it’s also possible the drones were launched from Iraq by armed factions allied with the Islamic Republic, or even from Yemen by the Houthis. It’s also possible that Jordan wasn’t the intended target at all, but Israel.
In any case, the drone attack is likely to raise tensions — and could even reignite the confrontation between the U.S. and Iran.
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