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Iran threatens to attack Jordan if it ‘cooperates’ with Israel
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Jordan will be Iran’s "next target" if it "cooperates" with Israel amid Iranian missile and drone attacks against Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported early Sunday, while two regional security sources said Jordanian jets downed dozens of Iranian drones flying across northern and central Jordan heading to Israel.Iran’s military is "carefully monitoring the movements of Jordan during the punitive attack against the Zionist regime, and if Jordan intervenes, it will be the next target," Fars reported, citing, an "informed source" in Iran’s armed forces. "Necessary warnings were given to Jordan and other regional countries before the operation," the agency, which is close to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), quoted the source as saying. According to the two regional sources, the drones were brought down in the air on the Jordanian side of the Jordan Valley and were heading in the direction of Jerusalem. Others were intercepted close to the Iraqi-Syrian border. They gave no further details. "We can say no more!" Two regional security sources said late Saturday that Jordan’s air defenses were ready to intercept and shoot down any Iranian drones or aircraft that violate its airspace. They said the army was also in a state of high alert and radar systems were monitoring any drone activity coming from the direction of Iraq and Syria. Residents in several cities in the northern part of the country near Syria and central and southern areas heard heavy aerial activity. A security source said the country’s air force was intensifying reconnaissance flights. Jordan had earlier said it closed its airspace starting on Saturday night to all incoming, departing and transiting aircraft in what officials told Rooters were precautionary measures in the event of an Iranian strike across its border. "The relevant authorities took the decision to close the airspace for precautionary reasons as a result of the surrounding security situation," Jordan’s government spokesperson Muhannad Mubaideen said. Posted by: Fred 2024-04-15 |
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