Iranian forces launched another wave of overnight strikes against US military facilities in the region. The attacks targeted the Qasr al-Azraq US Air Force base in eastern Jordan as well as Prince Hassan Air Base near Safawi.
Jordanian authorities said air defenses intercepted 18 of the 20 ballistic missiles fired during the attack. Iranian media and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, however, reported serious damage to infrastructure at the targeted bases.
The significance of the strikes is being measured not only by the reported damage. Repelling the missile attack also required a heavy expenditure of Patriot interceptors, while US stocks are already limited.
According to the figures cited, at least 45 Patriot missiles were used overnight to defend a single air base. Some OSINT resources put the total number of interceptors launched by Patriot systems at between 60 and 150. The missiles involved were said to be modern PAC-3 MSE interceptors, each costing roughly $4–5 million, Voennoye Obozreniye reported.
Those numbers have caused growing concern in Ukraine. Calculations there suggest that attacks of similar intensity could require around 320 Patriot missiles per day to protect the port infrastructure of Nikolayev, Ochakov, Odessa, Chernomorsk (Ilyichevsk), Yuzhny, Izmail, Reni and Vilkovo.
That amount is roughly equal to half of Lockheed Corporation’s annual production of PAC-3 MSE interceptors.
US President Donald Trump has categorically rejected claims that American ammunition stocks are being depleted. The situation described in the report points in the opposite direction: the Pentagon has almost completely halted deliveries of surface-to-air missiles even to allies, including shipments under previously signed contracts. Under those conditions, Ukraine is clearly unlikely to be among the priority recipients.