Jordan says no evacuation order was issued for Aqaba’s airport or seaport and no threat was detected, contradicting an earlier US Embassy alert; Iran separately condemns a US strike on an unfinished nuclear plant site
Jordanian authorities said Sunday that they had not ordered the evacuation of Aqaba’s international airport or seaport and had detected no potential threats in recent hours, contradicting an earlier warning issued by the U.S. Embassy in Amman.
Aqaba International Airport, file photo
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Jordan’s state news agency cited a government spokesperson as saying no decision had been made to evacuate either facility in the southern port city.
The U.S. Embassy had said earlier that the airport and seaport were evacuated because of a “specific and credible threat,” without providing further details. It urged U.S. citizens to avoid both facilities.
Separately, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization condemned what it described as a U.S. strike on the site of a nuclear power plant under construction in Darkhovin, in southwestern Iran’s Khuzestan province.
Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that the organization said the attack violated international law, but did not specify when the strike took place or provide details about possible damage.
Construction of the Darkhovin nuclear power plant began in 2022.
Regional tensions have risen sharply following Iranian attacks that killed two U.S. soldiers in Jordan and prompted Washington to increase its military presence in the Middle East.
The United States has deployed additional forces and issued travel warnings as officials prepare for the possibility of further escalation.