Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike militias in Iraq

Jordan intercepted five missiles launched from Iran, the country's military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5145x3430+0+0/resize/5145x3430!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F7f%2F6e8fb8134e29ae162b0c0da58493%2Fap26210255812509.jpg' alt='This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC on July 27, 2026 shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, 2026.'/><p>Jordan intercepted five missiles launched from Iran, the country's military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces.</p><p>(Image credit: Planet Labs PBC)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-136063' />