US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned Iran’s latest strikes on Jordan, calling them “unacceptable” in a Tuesday meeting with the country’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi in Washington, DC, according to a State Department statement.
Iran has repeatedly targeted military infrastructure in Jordan in recent days as fighting with the US has escalated. The Iranian Army said it had launched new drone strikes on the Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan, where US military assets are based, early on Tuesday morning local time.
Rubio and Safadi discussed a range of issues in their Tuesday meeting, “including the Iranian regime’s ongoing attacks on shipping and against countries in the region,” spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.
Rubio also thanked Safadi for Jordan’s “important role in advancing regional security,” Pigott said.
