Iran's Missile Barrage — And the Jordan Question

19 Jul 2026 · 3 min

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In this Geopolitical Trends video, the host outlines Iran's recent coordinated launch of ballistic missiles and drones by the IRGC against U.S. and allied installations across the Persian Gulf, citing strikes on bases in Kuwait (Ali al‑Selim, Ahmed al‑Jaber), Bahrain (Sheikh Haitham), and Jordan’s Al‑Azraq (Mu‘afaq Salti). The host notes confirmed U.S. casualties, framing the attacks as a multi‑front attrition war. The commentary then pivots to Jordan, arguing that the Al‑Azraq Air Base, while publicly presented as a neutral Jordanian facility, actually serves as a forward U.S. operating position with reach into Iraq, Syria, and the Levant. This raises questions about the depth of the U.S. military footprint in the region and the true neutrality of partner nations. The video concludes with a teaser for a deeper analysis of the broader U.S.–Iran conflict and the fallout from previous U.S. strikes on Iran, urging viewers to subscribe.

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Hello everyone and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. Iran retaliation has landed, and in the past 24 to 48 hours, the IRGC fired a coordinated wave of ballistic missiles and drones at US and allied installations across the Persian Gulf. Herein, Ali al-Selim and Ahmed al-Jaber in Kuwait, Sheikh Haitham in Bahrain, and Mu'afaq Salti, which is al-Azraq in Jordan. Washington has now confirmed that American soldiers have died. This is no longer a war of statements, it's a war of attrition being fought on a multiple front all at once. So, but it's Jordan, the country of Jordan, that is, that deserves the closer look. Kuwait and Bahrain host U.S. forces under a long-declared arrangement. That's public record. However, the case of Jordan is different. Amman, the capital of Jordan, has spent now years positioning itself as, oh, we are the quiet mediator, we are the good guys, not a front combatant and a host of the US military installations. So why did Iran choose to put ballistic missiles into al-Azraq Specifically, the answer isn't really about Jordan at all. It's all about what Al-Azraq Air Base quietly represents. That's the truth: a forward US operating position with reach into Iraq, into Syria, and the entire Levant. Yeah, sitting inside a country, Jordan that is, whose government has tried very hard not to be seen as belligerent. No, striking it, striking the base forces now a question Washington would rather not answer publicly. How deep does the US military footprints in the region actually go? And how many of America's neutral partners are neutral in names only? So that's the exposure here. Not a secret weapons, but a map of dependencies. The Pentagon had preferred to keep out of the conversation for quite a while. By the way, tomorrow I will go deeper into this issue by providing an in-depth analysis and what it means for the broader US-Iran conflict as the Pentagon now grapples with the hard truth that Trump's strikes on Iran are backfiring, and they are backfiring very badly. So, so I will see you tomorrow. Remember to subscribe for more in-depth Analysis. Till next time, bye.