{"id":4004,"date":"2024-04-17T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T19:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4004"},"modified":"2024-04-17T19:02:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T19:02:55","slug":"jordan-will-not-be-battleground-in-israel-iran-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4004","title":{"rendered":"Jordan will not be battleground in Israel-Iran confrontation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/01000000-0aff-0242-95e7-08dc5f0cba4d_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_h450.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"wsw\">\n<span class=\"dateline\">Amman \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah says his country will not be a battleground for any party in the confrontation between Israel and Iran and the protection of its citizens and sovereignty are paramount.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s recent attack on Israel underscores Jordan\u2019s delicate geopolitical location. The kingdom was geographically sandwiched, sitting between Israel on one side and Iran and its proxies on the other &#8211; as Iranian drones and ballistic missiles flew over Jordanian airspace on their way to Israeli targets.<\/p>\n<p>In remarks to U.S. President Joe Biden, King Abdullah defended his military\u2019s actions in helping intercept and shoot them down saying Jordan\u2019s security and the protection of its citizens come above all other considerations.<\/p>\n<p>He said Jordan would not be a \u201ctheater of war\u201d for any side, nor will it allow a regional war to unfold on its land.<\/p>\n<p>Jordanian analyst Osama Al Sharif told VOA that Jordan is in a delicate position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has to protect its sovereignty. It does not want to be dragged into an open conflict whether on the Iranian side or the Israeli side. The situation in Jordan is emotionally charged because of Gaza. For the last 6 months we have had almost weekly protests\u2014very anti American, very anti-Israeli\u2014they are not in a position to understand the very delicate situation that Jordan finds itself in. It wants to bring attention back to the Gaza war\u2014the humanitarian crisis unfolding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Analyst Amer Al Sabaileh said that from the start of the Gaza conflict, leaders sensed the danger that it could escalate to a larger regional crisis that is already evident in Syria, Lebanon and the Red Sea. Now, he said Jordanians got a taste of the conflict when they saw the missiles and drones being intercepted in the skies above them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt made people worry and see that it might have concrete consequences in Jordan and therefore His Majesty\u2019s word is definitely reassuring and very clear that the priority for Jordan is the Jordanian security, stability, and security of its own people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Al Sabaileh said that while Iran could have launched its attacks from the territories of their allies in Syria or Lebanon, it chose the route over Jordanian airspace purposely: Iranian-backed groups in Syria have tried to infiltrate northern Jordan with drugs and weapons in past months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot see the Iranian attack far from the real risk that it represents for Jordan. It was obvious that the whole attack was concentrated in Jordan. It\u2019s not seen far from what was going also on the ground in recent months from the northern borders to even trying to mobilize people inside Jordan. The strategy of Jordan is to send a clear and firm message that we will go against any attempt of violating of our sovereignty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a Middle East specialist at Rice University\u2019s Baker Institute in Texas. He told the online <em>Breaking Defense<\/em> publication that \u201cIraq also could have intercepted munitions that overflew its airspace but chose not to due to \u201cpolitical dynamics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the attacks, Jordan\u2019s foreign ministry summoned Iran\u2019s ambassador over Iranian media comments in which the Iranian leadership appeared to threaten Jordan for joining the U.S.-led effort to support Israel. The reports said that if Jordan intervened, it would become the \u201cnext target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday saying it wants to maintain good ties with Jordan. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/king-abdullah-jordan-will-not-be-battleground-in-israel-iran-confrontation\/7574103.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amman \u2014\u00a0 Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah says his country will not be a battleground for any&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jordan will not be battleground in Israel-Iran confrontation - International Pulse<\/title>\n<meta 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