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Iran's IRGC claimed to have targeted a US military base in Jordan.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-09-09T07:05:30.837Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-09T06:20:57.851Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T07:05:30.837Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":74,"critic":72,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 74: official Jordanian military statement and multiple independent outlets corroborate 18 of 20 missiles intercepted.","critic":"Critic 72: gives context and quotes officials, but largely reads like a press release.","hype":"Hype 15: language is factual and measured, with no sensationalism."}},"tags":["#MiddleEast","#Jordan","#Iran","#BallisticMissiles","#USMilitary"],"entities":["Jordan's armed forces","Iran","Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)","US Central Command","US Navy warship"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Jordan's armed forces announced that 18 of 20 ballistic missiles launched from Iran were intercepted and destroyed.","Two missiles landed in unpopulated areas, and no casualties were reported.","Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for targeting a US military base in Jordan.","US Central Command stated that American forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the IRGC targeted a US Navy warship."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Jordan's armed forces announced on Wednesday that their air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 18 out of 20 ballistic missiles launched from Iran. A military spokesperson stated that the two remaining missiles landed in unpopulated areas without causing casualties. Specialized teams were working to secure areas where missile debris had fallen, and the military remained on high alert."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it targeted a US military base in Jordan with ballistic missiles as a retaliatory action against US aggression. The IRGC stated its attacks would continue until US aggression ends. The US Central Command reported that American forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the IRGC targeted a US Navy warship twice in two days. The warship evaded the attacks without any American personnel being harmed."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on missile numbers"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While Jordan's armed forces stated that 20 ballistic missiles were launched from Iran and 18 were intercepted, one unrated outlet, tabnak.ir, questioned this claim. 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