Overview
- The U.S. Embassy in Amman issued a security alert that urged Americans to avoid Aqaba’s airport and seaport and said Jordanian authorities had evacuated both facilities.
- Jordanian officials and the CEO of the Aqaba Ports Company denied any evacuation and said the airport and port were operating normally.
- Regional and U.S. air defenses reported intercepting multiple missiles and drones launched toward Aqaba, with only minor ground damage reported and air‑raid sirens heard in nearby areas.
- U.S. Central Command confirmed that two American service members were killed in an earlier Iranian strike and that another service member remained missing, a development that has driven stepped‑up U.S. military responses.
- Aqaba is Jordan’s only Red Sea port and lies next to Israel’s Eilat, so any sustained hits or interception debris could disrupt shipping, flights, and daily life while raising the risk of spillover into southern Israel.