Jordan’s efforts to intercept Iranian drones headed for Israel last month suggest that the timing may be ripe to turn a new leaf.
There are challenges aplenty on the home front too. Protests outside the Israeli Embassy in Amman have been all too common, with security forces oftenThe public was likewise agitated by Jordan’s efforts to foil Iran’s weekend assault. “The Jordanian king dropped missiles on his citizens to protect Israel,” an activistPalestinians, has grown increasingly hostile in word, if not in deed, toward the Jewish state.
One area that constitutes low-hanging fruit for cooperation is in the counter-drone space. Israeli and Jordanian military planners should meet to assess how and where they succeeded against these low- and slow-flying Iranian threats, share best practices, and begin conversations about deepening cooperation in the future to offset the surprise factor should a new attack arise. Washington should consider facilitating this meeting.
Natalie Ecanow is a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C., where Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow
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