How can Jordan respond to Israel’s escalation across the West Bank?
Settlement expansion, displacement and growing Israeli control would have direct consequences for Jordan.

Settlement expansion, displacement and growing Israeli control would have direct consequences for Jordan.




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US official admits the naval base near Manama sustained heavy damage in the war with Iran.

Iran has increased its targeting of Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base near Al-Azraq in recent weeks.
Tehran appears to be increasingly targeting Jordanian assets in the latest round of escalation with the US.

Witnesses have captured the moment Jordanian air defence systems intercepted a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles.
Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said the ban represents a ‘comprehensive reset’ of the UK’s policy on Israel.