Tehran attacks Jordan as US reimposes its blockade on Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jordan said Wednesday it shot down three missiles launched by Iran targeting the kingdom.

The Iranian attack, earlier claimed by Tehran, comes as the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on the Islamic Republic over its attacks on ships trying to travel through the Strait of Hormuz.

Jordan’s military made the statement on the kingdom’s state-run Petra news agency.

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