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US military aircraft damaged in strikes on Jordan base
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Multiple American military aircraft were damaged in overnight strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, with one A-10 Thunderbolt losing a wing and about eight F-15s sustaining light damage but remaining operational.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for the attack, despite over 30 Patriot missiles being fired by US air defenses during the barrage.
- The strikes followed a cycle of retaliatory actions, beginning with a US attack on five Iranian tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which itself was in response to an Iranian attack on a US Navy warship.
- In the days prior, the IRGC reported attacks on eight tankers and two warships, as well as the capture of a US uncrewed submarine near the Strait of Hormuz.
