Jordan has been serving as a ‘key hub’ for US and Israeli attacks on Iran since the beginning of the war in February

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A “significant number” of Israeli airstrikes against Iran were launched from Jordanian airspace, a military intelligence source revealed to Fars News Agency on 9 June.The security source also said that Jordanian military helicopters assisted Israel by intercepting Iranian drones and missiles headed toward Israeli territory.The coordination reportedly included operational and intelligence support from several western European nations operating within Jordan.According to the source, Israeli jets utilized long-range air-to-surface munitions for these attacks in response to Iran’s recent rapid upgrades to its radar and air defense systems. The report follows Iranian drone and missile strikes on Sunday and Monday targeting seven Israeli military and economic centers in response to repeated ceasefire violations across Lebanon.Missiles believed fired from Iran toward Israel were seen over Jordan, with one reportedly intercepted. Sirens sounded in Amman for the first time since April ceasefire talks, as fragments were reported in Al Dhaniba, northern Jordan amid renewed regional tensions. pic.twitter.com/tfkAldiedZ— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) June 8, 2026 The security source further asserted that the volume of successful Iranian missile impacts was “unprecedented,” despite the “extensive censorship” by Israeli authorities.Jordan had been serving as a “key hub” for US military operations since before the war on Iran was launched, according to earlier reports by the New York Times (NYT).Satellite images taken just days before the attacks on Iran were launched on 28 February showed a massive increase in the number of US warplanes, including F-35 fighter jets, as well as dozens of cargo planes, at the Muwaffaq Salti Base in central Jordan.Satellite imagery analyzed during the US-Israeli war on Iran also showed that Iranian retaliatory strikes had destroyed a THAAD missile system and an early warning radar site that had been hosted in Jordanian territory. 🇺🇸 ⚡️ 🇮🇷 THAAD Destroyed At Al-Sult Imperial Base in Jordan. (Air Defense)

That sinks another $1B from American taxpayers.

Source: CNN pic.twitter.com/smELlc5noS— YourFavoriteGuy (@guychristensen_) March 6, 2026Reports of Jordanian involvement come after earlier revelations that the UAE conducted dozens of covert airstrikes against Iran in collaboration with Israel and the US in the opening hours of the war on Iran. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), these secret operations, which continued past the April ceasefire, targeted Iranian energy infrastructure such as the Asaluyeh petrochemical complex and the Lavan island oil refinery, as well as strategic sites near the Strait of Hormuz. The outlet, however, describes the UAE strikes as “largely symbolic” compared to the over 20,000 strikes carried out by the US and Israel.UAE played larger role in airstrikes on Iran than previously known
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The UAE carried out dozens of airstrikes inside Iran during the early phase of the US-Israeli war on Iran, and also after the April ceasefire was declared, according to people familiar with the matter cited by… pic.twitter.com/UEO7SGubMG— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) May 30, 2026The WSJ report also says that Israel also deployed Iron Dome batteries and troops to the UAE, while high-ranking Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli army commander, and the head of the Mossad, secretly visited the UAE during the war to coordinate attacks and defense strategies.In Azerbaijan, during the US-Israeli war on Iran, Israel had covertly deployed dozens of elite troops, including Mossad personnel and special operations units, to a secret base close to the Iranian border, sources told CNN on 5 JuneThese forces conducted drone operations and intelligence-gathering to provide Israel with a strategic “perch” over northern Iran. Although Azeri officials have rejected these claims, reports suggest the operation was part of a regional network of secret sites, including locations in Somaliland, Iraq, and the UAE, initially intended for rescue missions but later expanded to extend military reach and surveillance.