Jordanian forces intercepted five missiles launched from Iran on Wednesday, the army said, as Tehran and Washington exchanged retaliatory strikes after the downing of a US helicopter.
"We intercepted and shot down five missiles launched from Iran towards Azraq. The interception resulted in debris falling, but there were no casualties or material damage," the Jordanian Armed Forces said.
"Army engineering teams handled the remnants of the missiles to ensure no explosive materials remained inside them."
The army reiterated that its forces "will not allow any violation of Jordanian airspace by any party whatsoever".
In early April, the Jordanian army said that 281 missiles and drones from Iran had targeted the kingdom since the start of the broader US-Iran conflict, adding that 261 of them were intercepted.
According to Jordanian authorities, around 30 people were injured as a result of those attacks.
The United States launched airstrikes early Wednesday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter. Iran responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, part of a widening round of retaliatory strikes that threaten to derail talks to reach an end to the Iran war.
Since the US and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, the war has shaken the global economy, driven up energy prices around the world and made many basics, including food, more expensive.
Officials have been unable to turn the April ceasefire into a deal to permanently end the conflict, particularly as Israel intensifies and expands its military campaign in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.
The downing of the Apache attack helicopter and the strikes by the US military further strained the ceasefire a day after Iran and Israel exchanged fire for the first time since the fragile truce took effect.
Iranian state television said Tuesday that the Israeli attacks killed at least two members of the country’s air-defense units.
