On Sunday, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Iranian ambassador in Amman and asked his country to stop “questioning” the positions of… Jordan From the Palestinian issue after the Kingdom announced the interception of “flying objects” during the Iranian attack on Israel.
Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi said, “Today (Sunday) the ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador and sent him a clear message that these insults to Jordan must stop, and this questioning of Jordan’s positions must stop.”
He added, “Unfortunately, there were offensive statements (to Jordan) by the Iranian media, including the Iranian official news agency.”
Al-Safadi explained, “A problem Iran With Israel and not with Jordan, neither Iran nor anyone else can bid on what Jordan is doing, what it offers, and what it has provided historically for Palestine.”
He stressed that “if this danger was coming from Israel, Jordan would take the same action it did, and this is a position we confirm clearly and frankly, and we will not allow anyone to endanger the security of Jordan and the Jordanians.”
Jordan confirmed on Sunday that it had intercepted “flying objects” that violated its airspace on Saturday night, coinciding with the missile and drone attack launched by Iran on Israel.
Video clips showed the interception of objects in the Kingdom’s airspace during the night, at a time when the remains of at least one missile fell in the Marj Al-Hamam area in the Jordanian capital. Users of social media platforms in the Kingdom also shared video clips showing the wreckage of another missile in the Al-Hasa area in the Tafila Governorate in the south of the Kingdom.
Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday night The first attack launched by Iran directly from its territory on Israel, and not through groups loyal to it, and it came in response to a missile attack that targeted the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus at the beginning of this April.
Tehran accuses Tel Aviv of launching this missile attack, which resulted in the death of 7 members Revolutionary Guards Iranian, including the prominent general Muhammad Reza Zahedi.
Tel Aviv did not officially acknowledge or deny its responsibility for the Damascus attack, and both Iran and Israel consider the other country their first enemy, and between them there are decades of hostility and accusations of launching mutual attacks.