India, July 22 -- While Jordan and Iran have never been outright enemies, competing strategic interests, shifting alliances and Iran's expanding influence have turned a once-cordial relationship into one marked by mistrust and geopolitical friction

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attack on an American military base in Jordan, which killed at least two US soldiers, triggered another cycle of retaliation between Washington and Tehran. Iranian military sites were subsequently targeted, while Jordanian forces reported intercepting additional Iranian missiles and drones. The episode suggested that Jordan, despite efforts to remain insulated from regional conflicts, was being drawn deeper into the widening confrontation between...