[KSYR personnel] struck large US transport aircraft C-17 and P-8… (сша · удар · иордания)
[KSYR personnel] struck large US transport aircraft C-17 and P-8 located at Aqaba airbase with ballistic missiles. Previously, KSYR targeted US facilities in Jordan; the attack damaged fuel tanks at Al-Azraq base, which is one of Washington's key military bases in the region.
Consensus
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for launching a missile and drone attack on a U.S. airbase in Jordan on July 20.
- The attack targeted facilities at the U.S. military base in Jordan, including aircraft storage areas, fuel tanks, and maintenance infrastructure.
- Iranian state media reported that the strike was part of an operation of retaliation against previous U.S. actions.
- Jordanian authorities confirmed the occurrence of a rocket attack on the U.S. airbase but stated that all incoming missiles were intercepted.
Points of divergence
- Iran attacked C-17 and P-8 transport aircraft at Akaba airport in southern Jordan, with casualties reported among U.S. military personnel according to CBS News. — vesti
- CENTCOM reported that two U.S. service members were killed and one went missing during the attack on July 17; also claimed that several aircraft hangars were destroyed. — interfax
- The IRGC stated that the strike targeted a school in Minab, Iran, which was allegedly attacked by U.S. forces from this base on February 28, resulting in approximately 170 deaths, mostly children. — kommersant
- IRGC claimed to have destroyed fuel tanks and ammunition storage facilities at the 'Prince Hassan' airbase; also reported attacks on U.S. bases in Bahrain with no casualties or damage mentioned. — vm
Coverage (20 sources)
- WSJ: Missile from Iran's strike on US base in Jordan hit soldiers' sleeping block — Коммерсантъ
- КСИР launched missile strikes on US aircraft in Jordan — Коммерсантъ
- Iran strikes US Air Force planes at Aqaba airport in southern Jordan — Вести
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps strikes US airbase in Jordan — Интерфакс
- Jordanian Army reports interception of 10 Iranian missiles — Интерфакс
- IRIB: Iran struck US airbase in Jordan — Вести
- IRGC strikes US facilities in Jordan — Вести
- Tehran strikes US base in Saudi Arabia with ballistic missile — Вести
- Iran launches missiles at US airbase in Saudi Arabia — Интерфакс
- Iranian Army Claims Strikes on US Base in Jordan — Интерфакс
- Jordanian Air Defense Forces Intercepted Several Iranian Ballistic Missiles — Интерфакс
- Iranian Army Reports Strikes on US Airbase in Jordan — Интерфакс
- Iran attacks US airbase in Jordan from which a school was struck in Mina'a — Коммерсантъ
- IRGC claims to have struck US airbase in Jordan — Интерфакс
- Jordanian Air Defense Forces Intercepted Several Iranian Missiles — Интерфакс
- Iran reports strike on US base in Jordan — Вести
- IRGC strikes US airbase in Jordan and ammunition depots — Вечерняя Москва
- Iran strikes US airbase in Jordan with missiles and drones, Khamenei's office claims — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Iran strikes US airbase in Jordan with missiles and drones, Khamenei's office claims — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Iranian military launches rocket strike on airbase in Jordan — Интерфакс