Jane Araf
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And normally Jordanians go to the rooftops to watch missiles flying when tensions arise like this.
But this feels more serious.
It's really hard, Scott, to see how this could return to diplomacy or anything approaching it.
Even Oman's chief diplomat, and he's been the one mediating these talks between the U.S.
and Iran, says these attacks by the U.S.
and Israel don't serve U.S.
interests or the interests of global peace.
Iran has been calling for an urgent meeting of the Security Council, but it's not clear what that would even do.
And one of the things that deeply worries governments and people in this region is it's hard to see how this would remain in control.
President Trump is calling for regime change, but what happens next?
What comes next?
All of that is so uncertain that people here are deeply worried.
Thank you.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced what it called the first wave of attacks on Israel, while the Bahraini government said a U.S.
naval base that is home to the Fifth Fleet had been hit.
strikes early Saturday in the Iranian capital, Iran made clear it considered all American and Israeli interests and assets in the Middle East targets.
Several countries in the region closed their airspaces, while major airlines said they were canceling flights.
In Jordan, fighter jets patrolled while explosions, believed to be missiles being intercepted, were heard.