Jordanian armed forces announced that their air defense systems successfully neutralized 18 out of 20 Iranian ballistic missiles during a recent aerial engagement. According to state media reports, the two missiles that were not intercepted landed in unpopulated regions, resulting in no injuries or deaths. Military officials stated that monitoring and assessment operations are currently ongoing to evaluate the full scope of the incident.

Reports regarding the scale and location of the interceptions vary slightly across sources. While Jordanian state media focused on the total number of missiles engaged by their own systems, other reports indicated that interceptions occurred over major urban centers, including Amman and the border city of Irbid. Some accounts also suggested that Syrian air defenses were involved in intercepting projectiles near the Jordanian border. Al Jazeera noted that the intensity of this barrage appears to be a significant escalation in response to recent U.S. military actions in the region. Despite the conflicting reports on the specific geographic distribution of the interceptions, all sources agree that the Jordanian military played a primary role in the defense effort and that the event concluded without human casualties.