Iran Strikes US Base in Jordan, Missile Defense System and F-15 Jet Destroyed

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim to have destroyed a US missile defense radar system and an F-15 fighter jet at an American base in Jordan, describing the strike as the 24th wave of what it calls Operation Nasr 2, launched in retaliation for continued US attacks. The claim has not been independently verified by US officials or other outside sources.

According to the IRGC’s public relations department, the missile strike hit the base’s missile defense radar directly, while a separate part of the same operation reportedly destroyed an F-15 while it sat inside its hangar. The Guards described the strikes’ purpose as disabling enemy radar systems, eliminating air defense capability, and clearing a path for broader missile and drone attacks — language suggesting Iran frames this as a preparatory strike ahead of further planned operations rather than a standalone action.

The statement included a direct warning to Washington, saying the region is not meant for what it called aggressive American forces, and urging US troops to leave to avoid further loss of life — rhetoric consistent with warnings Iranian military officials have issued repeatedly throughout the conflict’s recent escalation, including earlier threats to crush regional infrastructure and target countries hosting American bases.

This marks at least the second targeted claim against US assets in Jordan in recent days, following confirmed American casualties from an actual Iranian strike on a Jordan base last week that the Pentagon has acknowledged, killing at least two soldiers with a third possibly among unidentified remains found at the site. Whether this newly claimed 24th-wave strike represents a separate incident from that confirmed attack, or an expanded description of the same event, isn’t clear from the IRGC’s statement alone.

The claimed destruction of a radar system and fighter jet would represent a meaningful operational and financial loss if accurate — an F-15 alone carries a replacement cost in the tens of millions of dollars, and missile defense radar systems are similarly high-value, specialized assets not easily or quickly replaced in an active theater.

Given the pattern of frequent, difficult-to-verify claims from the IRGC throughout this conflict — including previous claims about strikes on a Syria command center, a US naval vessel, and Gulf shipping — this report reflects Iran’s own account of the strike. Confirmation from US Central Command or other independent sources would be needed to establish whether the described radar system and aircraft were actually destroyed, and what the true extent of any US losses at the Jordan base may be.