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(CNN) -- Sirens sounded in Jordan on Thursday to alert citizens and urge them to follow instructions, according to Jordan's Al-Mamlaka channel.

A responsible military source in the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces said that Jordan's air defense systems intercepted and shot down, on Thursday, 8 missiles launched from Iran towards Jordanian territory.

He added, in a statement on Thursday, that the interception operations resulted in the fall of some shrapnel, with no human casualties or material damage, stressing that the Jordanian Armed Forces are following current regional developments and are operating at the highest levels of readiness to protect the Kingdom's airspace and defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and will not allow any violation of Jordanian airspace by any party.

For his part, Minister of Government Communication and official government spokesman, Mohammad Al-Momani, said that 'sirens were activated by the Public Security Directorate a short while ago due to the Kingdom's airspace being penetrated by missiles launched from Iran, and they were dealt with and confronted.'

And he added via his account on the platform 'X', formerly Twitter: 'The brave Jordanian Armed Forces are on standby to deal with any threat to the Kingdom, and are devoting all their efforts to preserve the security of the homeland and the safety of citizens. The relevant authorities will provide citizens and residents with the necessary guidance and information, asking them to comply and avoid spreading false news.'

This comes after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced earlier on Thursday, according to Iran's official television, the targeting of US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, in response to the latest wave of US strikes.

The Revolutionary Guard had earlier announced that the United States targeted a railway bridge in the Aq Qala area in northeastern Iran, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Video footage broadcast by Iranian media, which CNN geolocated, showed damage to a railway bridge near Aq Qala. CNN has reached out to the US Central Command (CENTCOM) for comment.