Jordan announces monitoring suspicious air movements near the border with Syria. Jordan requested Patriot air defense systems from the United States, saying it fears being caught in the crossfire if the war in Gaza draws Iran and its allied groups in the region to the kingdom’s borders.
Last January, 3 American soldiers were killed and about 34 were injured after a drone attack on an American base in Jordan that Washington said was linked to armed groups allied with Iran. Since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, Iraq and Syria have witnessed mutual attacks.