Iran fires missiles at US airbase in Jordan as US strikes escalate Middle East crisis
Iran says it launched missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan hosting US forces after US strikes tied to the downing of a US Apache helicopter; Iran and others targeted bases in Kuwait and Bahrain with drones, Jordan intercepted missiles, and Washington said its strikes on Iran were completed. The episode marks another breach of the fragile US–Iran ceasefire and signals renewed regional escalation, with markets reacting to heightened tensions.