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The U.S. Embassy in Jordan told Americans to seek overhead cover and shelter in place on July 9, after reporting missiles, drones, or rockets in Jordanian airspace countrywide. Jordan's military said its air defenses intercepted eight missiles fired from Iran that day. Fragments fell across several areas, but officials reported no casualties or damage.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had fired 10 ballistic missiles at a U.S. command-and-control center and the air base at Al-Azraq, Jordan. The Azraq base hosts Jordanian forces alongside U.S., German, Belgian, and French personnel. The Guard warned that other U.S. bases in the region would not be safe if American strikes continued. Earlier the same day, Iran said it launched attack drones at a Patriot interceptor system in Kuwait, an early warning site in Qatar, and fuel tanks in Bahrain.
Three days later, on July 12, the U.S. Embassy in Muscat issued shelter-in-place guidance for the Omani city of Duqm and the governorate of Musandam, citing recent activity and their proximity to Iran. The embassy also barred U.S. government employees from traveling to both areas. Commercial flights were still departing Omani airports, and the State Department had authorized non-emergency U.S. personnel and their families to leave Oman on June 27.
Both Jordan and Oman sit at Travel Advisory Level 3, Reconsider Travel. Jordan had ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. staff in March. The July 9 interceptions were the first Jordan had disclosed since June 11, when it said it downed 20 missiles aimed at a U.S. command center. Jordan, a close U.S. ally, has faced fewer strikes than Gulf states through months of escalation tied to U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran.
The exchanges have repeatedly disrupted commercial air routes across the region. Both embassies urged travelers to monitor local media, confirm any flight changes directly with their airline, keep travel documents ready, and be prepared to shelter in a secure location. Americans needing help were directed to the embassies' 24-hour emergency lines.
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