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Tehran attacks Jordan as US reimposes its blockade on Iran

Jul 14, 2026, 8:25 PM | Updated: Jul 15, 2026, 8:44 pm

Mourners chant slogan as one of them holds a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamene...

Mourners chant slogan as one of them holds a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a ceremony commemorating the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jordan said Wednesday it shot down three missiles launched by Iran targeting the kingdom.

The Iranian attack, earlier claimed by Tehran, comes as the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on the Islamic Republic over its attacks on ships trying to travel through the Strait of Hormuz.

Jordan’s military made the statement on the kingdom’s state-run Petra news agency.

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