Istanbul / Anadolu

The Jordanian army announced early Wednesday that it had shot down 3 ballistic missiles that entered the kingdom's airspace coming from Iran.

The Jordan News Agency 'Petra' quoted a senior official at the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces as saying that air defense systems intercepted and shot down, early Wednesday, 3 ballistic missiles that entered Jordanian airspace coming from Iranian territory.

He added that the interception and downing operation 'did not result in any human casualties or material damage.'

The source stressed that the armed forces 'reject any violation of the kingdom's sovereignty or use of its airspace in a way that threatens its security and stability.'

This development comes against the backdrop of the resumption of military confrontation between the United States and Iran days ago.

On Tuesday evening, the US Central Command 'CENTCOM' announced launching new attacks and resuming the naval blockade on Iran.

Tehran responds by bombing what it says are US military facilities in Arab countries, including Jordan, but some of these countries have announced that Iranian attacks have resulted in civilian casualties and damaged civilian facilities.

On June 18, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding that included a ceasefire, and began negotiations mediated by Pakistan and Qatar to end the aggression that the United States and Israel launched against Iran on February 28.

But US President Donald Trump announced on July 8 the end of the ceasefire against the backdrop of renewed escalation.

Washington supports the passage of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz via a route other than that specified by Iran, which the latter rejects, and targets any ship that does not coordinate with it before crossing the strategic strait for global energy supplies.