Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has warned both Israel and Iran that the kingdom will defend itself against any threats after Iranian missiles targeting Israel crossed Jordanian airspace, the foreign ministry said on October 2.
At least one missile crash landed in Jordan, according to social media reports in October; the country acted with the US and Britain in helping Israel shoot down the Iranian ballistic missiles.
"Jordan will not be anyone's battlefield," Safadi told British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in a phone call, according to a ministry statement.
Safadi said Jordan would "defend itself with all its capabilities against any threat to its security, its stability and the safety of its citizens."
The minister added that Jordan had "clearly informed Iran and Israel of this stance."
The warning comes amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran's unprecedented missile attack on Israel, which was in retaliation for an earlier Israeli strike in Syria.
Jordan, which borders both Israel and Syria, finds itself in a delicate position as regional conflicts threaten to spill over into its territory.
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