
Jordan will remain aligned with the United States and Israel, which will result in a heightened risk of attacks by Iranian-backed proxies and growing risks of radicalization at home. On April 13, the Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted dozens of drones that entered Jordanian airspace during the Iranian attack on Israel , during which Tehran launched more than 300 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. On April 14, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi summoned the Iranian ambassador after Iranian official media sources reportedly said that Jordan would be targeted if Jordan sided with Israel. That same day, King Abdullah II spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the risk the war could spread regionally depending on the scale of Israeli retaliation. Key Israeli allies including the United States, the United Kingdom and France took action to intercept drones en route to Israel during the attack.