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Iran claims Jordan aided attacks on US troops, experts doubt support

From Jerusalem Post · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claimed to have received intelligence from Jordan supporting recent attacks on U.S. military targets.
  • The IRGC stated this intelligence enabled precise targeting of U.S. forces and destruction of warehouses near Al-Azraq, Jordan.
  • Experts dispute Iran's claims, citing Jordan's lack of a Shiite population and general public hostility toward Iran, suggesting Tehran has little support in the country.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) claimed on Monday to have received intelligence from "Honorable people and mujahid soldiers of Jordan" that aided recent attacks on U.S. military assets. The IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported that the intelligence allowed for "accurate targeting" and the destruction of 20 warehouses in the Al-Azraq region, resulting in the deaths of "dozens of American terrorist forces."

Honorable people and mujahid soldiers of Jordan, with thanks for your sincere cooperation and precise information that enabled the accurate targeting of Islamic fighters and the destruction of 20 warehouses housing the positions of the child-killing American army forces in the Al-Azraq region and the killing of dozens of American terrorist forces.

— IRGC statementThe IRGC released a statement claiming Jordanian intelligence supported recent attacks on U.S. military targets.

The IRGC statement further alleged that the information provided facilitated strikes on Jordan's Aqaba Airport, targeting U.S. C17 transport and P8 command-and-control aircraft. This claim follows Amman's denial of evacuating the airport and seaport. The IRGC had previously urged Jordanian and Kuwaiti civilians to "destroy the aggressive American institutions" and liberate Islamic lands from "American occupiers."

We expect you not to miss any opportunity to destroy the aggressive American institutions and to liberate the Islamic lands from the bases of the American occupiers.

— IRGCA message pushed by the Revolutionary Guards to the Muslim civilians of Jordan and Kuwait.

However, experts cast doubt on Iran's assertions. Professor Ronen Yitzhak, a Jordan expert at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, told The Jerusalem Post that Iran has historically aimed to destabilize Jordan and has used the country for smuggling weapons and supporting Palestinian terrorist groups. Despite these efforts, Yitzhak noted that Iran struggles to operate effectively in Jordan due to its small Shiite population (less than 2%) and widespread public hostility toward Tehran, as indicated by public opinion surveys.

Iran long aimed to destabilize Jordan, overthrow authorities.

— Professor Ronen YitzhakAn expert on Jordan from the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies commented on Iran's historical aims.
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