ISTANBUL / Anadolu

Jordan announced it shot down four missiles 'coming from Iran', while Kuwait and Bahrain reported repelling aerial attacks, against the backdrop of military escalation between the United States and Iran.

The Jordan News Agency quoted a military source in the General Command of the Armed Forces saying that air defense systems shot down, early Monday, four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace 'coming from Iranian territory'.

He added that the interception 'did not result in any human injuries or material damage'.

He stressed that any attempt to compromise the kingdom's sovereignty or violate its airspace 'will be met with all firmness'.

In Kuwait, the Armed Forces announced, via the American company 'X' platform, that they are repelling 'hostile aerial targets within Kuwaiti airspace'.

It explained that the sounds of explosions, if heard, resulted from the interception of 'hostile attacks' by air defense systems.

In Bahrain, the General Command of the Defense Force (Armed Forces) said, in a statement, that air defense systems repelled a number of 'treacherous Iranian aerial attacks' and destroyed them on Monday morning.

It added that 'Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its sinful attacks with missiles and drones targeting civilians in the Kingdom of Bahrain'.

For days, the United States has been launching attacks on Iran, under the pretext of responding to Tehran's targeting of commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran responds by bombing what it says are American military facilities in Arab countries, while some of those countries announced that Iranian attacks resulted in civilian casualties and damaged civilian facilities.

Iran targets any ship attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, strategic for global energy supplies, without coordination with it or when passing in a path other than the one it specifies.

On Saturday, Oman and Iran agreed to continue discussions on ensuring the safety and freedom of navigation in the strait, amid reports that Muscat is preparing a proposal to regulate the passage of ships through two routes with separate arrangements.

Washington demanded, on Friday, that Tehran provide a public pledge not to target ships in Hormuz, and keep all its lanes open to commercial navigation, according to US media quoting unnamed officials.

The Strait of Hormuz region is witnessing security tensions against the backdrop of the war waged by the United States and Israel on Iran on February 28, 2026.

Washington and Tehran had signed, last June, a memorandum of understanding that included a ceasefire, following Qatari and Pakistani mediation, paving the way for a final agreement to end the war, before US President Donald Trump announced, on July 8, the end of the ceasefire against the backdrop of renewed escalation.