Iran's Tasnim news agency published high-resolution satellite images on 17/7, showing the King Faisal air base in Jordan before and after a ballistic missile attack. The images reveal multiple structures in three areas that were either destroyed or heavily damaged.

Iranian media described the hit locations as "US troop housing areas". In contrast, EGYOSINT, an account specializing in monitoring Middle East conflicts, suggested these structures included warehouses, hangars, and barracks.

Satellite images of Zayed Military City base in the UAE on 16/7, showing warehouses before the attack (red frame). *Photo: Soar*

Satellite images of King Faisal base released on 17/7. *Photo: Tasnim*

Satellite images of King Faisal base released on 17/7. *Photo: Tasnim*

Satellite images of King Faisal base released on 17/7. *Photo: Tasnim*

MenchOsint, an open-source intelligence monitoring account on social media, noted that a newly constructed facility was among the damaged sites. The account stated, "There must have been casualties at King Faisal base; soldiers were not evacuated beforehand. This new housing began construction in 5/2026, during the ongoing conflict."

Tasnim did not specify the exact time the photos were taken or when the base attack occurred. However, the agency emphasized that the images "expose Jordan's lie about intercepting Iranian missiles."

CBS News, also on 17/7, quoted unnamed US officials who reported that Iran attacked at least two bases in Jordan this week, injuring some US soldiers. The extent of the soldiers' injuries was unclear, and there were no reports of fatalities among US or Jordanian personnel. Officials did not name the two bases.

Jordanian authorities and the US military have not commented on these reports.

Soar, an Australia-based digital mapping platform, also released satellite images of the Zayed Military City base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 16/7. These images showed three structures, believed to be warehouses, completely destroyed.

AMK Mapping, an X account specializing in open-source intelligence data on conflicts, attributed this damage to an Iranian ballistic missile attack on 13/7.

"Interestingly, each warehouse appears to have been hit by only one missile, all striking directly down onto each building. It seems Iran has overcome accuracy issues with its medium-range ballistic missiles, as many previously missed targets. It is unclear if they have achieved this with long-range ballistic missiles," the account observed.

UAE officials have not commented on the images.

On 14/7, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had launched ballistic missiles at "important facilities and deployment positions" of US forces at an unnamed air base in Jordan. This strike was in retaliation for a previous attack by the opposing side.

Videos filmed by residents and posted by Iranian media on the same day showed four ballistic missiles striking the King Faisal military airport. The base's air defense system, seemingly a Patriot complex, activated but failed to intercept any targets.

Conversely, the Jordanian military claimed to have intercepted four ballistic missiles from Iran.

According to military website Defence Security Asia, King Faisal is an old Jordanian air force base, partly funded by Saudi Arabia. The facility is associated with combat aircraft training rather than serving as a key forward operating base for the US.

Defence Security Asia noted, "Those historical characteristics make it an unusual target, especially when compared to Muwaffaq Salti and Prince Hassan bases, which host large numbers of US aircraft, drones, and command infrastructure."

Iran previously attacked Muwaffaq Salti and Prince Hassan airports in Jordan during retaliatory operations against the US, likely causing damage to forces stationed there. CBS News reported that US aircraft often use military bases in Jordan, but did not name specific ones.

Pham Giang (According to Tasnim, CBS News, Defence Security Asia)