Jordan’s alliance with the US makes the kingdom a target for Iranian strikes

President Donald Trump greets Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Jordanian soldiers patrol along the eastern Jordan-Syria border, in al-Washash, Mafraq governorate, Jordan, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, during media tour organised by the Jordanian army. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II, left, and Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, review an honour guard during a welcome ceremony in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)

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The King of Jordan, Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, left, attends a military ceremony with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner), File

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II attends a news conference after a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

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Jordan, a staunch U.S. ally that hosts American forces in the Mideast, has paid a price for its relationship with Washington, which has made the kingdom’s military bases a target of repeat Iranian strikes.

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Hundreds of drone and missile attacks have added to other strains on Jordan that include a slumping economy and volatility in the neighboring…

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