Iran Destroys U.S. Airbase Infrastructure in Jordan; U.S. Releases Video of Missile Defense
On August 30, 2026, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) destroyed technical infrastructure and aircraft storage at two U.S. airbases in Jordan. The U.S. released a video showing its missile defense efforts against Iranian strikes, though it was not officially confirmed.
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The first article mentions the operation was codenamed 'Mohammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him)' and involved a combined missile and drone operation.
Combined missile and drone operation, codenamed 'Mohammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him)'
No mention of codename or operation type
No mention of codename or operation type
The second article does not mention the codename or the operation type.
Combined missile and drone operation, codenamed 'Mohammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him)'
No mention of codename or operation type
No mention of codename or operation type
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This video has also been released online as an effort by the US Air Defense to counter Iranian missiles over Jordan, and it has not yet been officially confirmed.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that the technical infrastructure, maintenance facilities, and locations of enemy fighter jets at two US airbases, Al-Malik Hussein and Al-Azraq in Jordan, have been destroyed.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps announced: The technical and maintenance infrastructure and the location of fighter jets at the two U.S. air bases, Al Hussein and Al Azraq, have been destroyed.
The Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps announced in Notice No. 2: A few minutes ago, the steadfast air force personnel of the Guards Corps, in response to the aerial aggression by American-Israeli forces against the island of Lark, conducted an operation to deter the aggressors. In a combined missile and drone operation, codenamed 'Mohammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him)', they destroyed the technical infrastructure and maintenance facilities, as well as the enemy aircraft storage locations, at two American military bases, Al-Malik Hussein and Al-Azraq in Jordan, by launching ballistic missiles, causing severe damage to them.