Jordanian Armed Forces

June 12, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran Wants To Punish Jordan for Hosting U.S. Forces

The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) announced on June 11 that they had intercepted 20 missiles launched from Iran toward Al-Azraq, a town about 50 miles east of Amman that is also home to a major air base...

May 5, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Jordanian Warplanes Strike Drug Traffickers in Southern Syria, Where Damascus Exerts Little Control

In an operation codenamed “Jordanian Deterrence,” Amman’s fighter jets carried out strikes on at least five separate locations in the Syrian governorate of Suwayda on May 2, targeting “sites belonging...

February 4, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Jordan’s Hedging on Iran Is Standard Practice

As the United States deliberates between negotiations with, or military action against, Iran. Jordan has become the latest Arab state to express disquiet over the latter option. Jordan is being characteristically...

December 31, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Jordan carries out airstrikes in Syria against drug smugglers

The Kingdom of Jordan conducted airstrikes in Syria that targeted drug smugglers between December 23 and 25. The strikes came days after reports at the Jordan News Agency, a state media...

July 18, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Clashes intensify between Arab Bedouin tribes and Druze militias in Suwayda, Syria

Tensions in the Syrian governorate of Suwayda continue to rise following clashes between government forces and Druze militias affiliated with prominent Druze leader Hikmat al Hijri between July 14 and...

June 20, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Despite Distancing Itself From Israel, Jordan Still Cooperates With Jewish State Against Iran

“Our armed forces are closely watching Jordan. If it takes part in any action, it will be the next target.” So warned the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after Jordan intercepted Iranian...

February 3, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Assad Is Gone, Syria’s Captagon Trade Isn’t

Despite its statements vowing to clean up the country, Syria’s new government is unlikely to tackle the profitable narcotics trade.

April 19, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Iran and its network of militias threaten to destabilize Jordan

Iran has sought to leverage its militias and proxies, including Lebanese Hezbollah, to destabilize Jordan, reported the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on April 16.  There...

February 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why are Iran and its proxies unlikely to be deterred by US strikes?

Iran believes that, in the long term, the US is slowly withdrawing from the region, likely emboldening Iran and its proxies to go for broke when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.

November 12, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Jordan conducts second air drop of medical supplies to Gaza

This is the second airdrop, the first one occurred almost a week ago on November 6.

February 28, 2023 | Enia Krivine, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus

Teenaged perpetrators of terror

Changes need to be made to give Palestinian teens a chance to learn about more than just terror and spewing hate.

August 6, 2012 | Michael Ledeen Faster, Please! |

The Real War Redux: Syria’s Only One Battlefield, Stupid

Thanks to Claire Berlinski, we discover that the Turks are all of a sudden worried that the Arab Spr...