Jordanian air‑defense systems intercepted and downed three Iranian missiles on Sunday, a development that came amid ongoing Iranian strikes in the country, including an attack on Friday that killed two American service members.
A fourth missile fell in a remote area of the country, Jordan’s state-run Petra news agency reported, citing a military source. The Iranian attacks caused no casualties or infrastructure damage, it said.
Earlier on Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Amman said the airport and seaport at the Red Sea city of Aqaba had been evacuated due to a "specific and credible threat." Jordanian authorities then denied that an evacuation had happened and said operations continued as normal, the state-run Petra reported.
The U.S. military targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces that launched attacks against American service members in Jordan on Friday. U.S. Central Command said its forces hit Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites.
Iranian drones targeted U.S. military assets and equipment at Kuwait’s Al-Adiri camp and Ali Al Salem Air Base, Iran’s state TV reported Sunday, citing a statement from the army. Bahrain sounded warning sirens on Sunday before saying it had intercepted a wave of Iranian aerial attacks.
The widening strikes reflect a conflict expanding across military, economic and regional fronts. Analysts say the risk of miscalculation between the U.S. and Iran is deepening, absent a credible offramp from either side.
Tit-For-Tat Attacks
Tit-for-tat attacks between Washington and Tehran have intensified, with both militaries targeting infrastructure. This underscores the challenges in ending the conflict that has rattled oil markets and regional governments, which have become the target of Tehran’s military response.
"The greatest challenge now is no longer military pressure, it’s escalation management," Danny Citrinowicz, a senior researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, wrote on X. "It is becoming increasingly clear that events are beginning to slip beyond anyone’s control."
Kuwait said Iran hit a power and water plant on Sunday, causing a fire. It was the third attack in as many days on a power and water facility in Kuwait, according to authorities. The Kuwait Petroleum Corp. said a day earlier that Iran attacked one of the country’s "vital sites" in the oil sector.
"Iran’s military response to the U.S. campaign over the past two days has escalated both in intensity and in the range of targets," Hamidreza Azizi, Visiting Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, wrote on X. "The conflict has now become a contest against time and a war of endurance."
Perpetual futures linked to crude oil jumped on Hyperliquid amid fears of near‑term escalation in the conflict. West Texas Intermediate rose to $83.70, with 24‑hour volume hitting $102 million. Brent futures climbed to $88.30.
Arab Nations Call for De-Escalation
The Arab League urged both nations to take immediate steps to de-escalate tensions, warning that the "situation risks spiralling out of control into greater mutual destruction." In separate statements on Saturday night, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar expressed concern over the latest escalation, Bloomberg News reported.
The targeting of civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, desalination plants, energy facilities and transportation hubs "cannot, under any circumstances, be accepted or justified," the UAE said.
Tehran announced that it would no longer adhere to the terms of the interim peace deal. Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Saturday that repeated U.S. violations of the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding proved President Donald Trump‘s signature "utterly worthless and devoid of credibility."
Citrinowicz, a former head of the Iran branch in Israeli Defense Intelligence, warned that with "virtually no trust" between Washington and Tehran, "the risk of further escalation is now higher than the prospects for de-escalation."
