Jordan's recent arrest of 16 men believed to be involved in manufacturing rockets and drones serves as a stark reminder that despite setbacks to Iranian influence in the region and the fall of the Assad regime, Tehran is still hard at work in its efforts to destabilise the region.
Jordanian authorities released video footage of confessions from several detainees, some of whom admitted to having received training in Lebanon. The cell had reportedly been under government surveillance since 2021.
A Jordanian security source revealed that members of the Muslim Brotherhood were implicated in the plot to attack key installations in the country—a charge denied by the group. However, some groups aligned with the Brotherhood issued statements invoking the Palestinian cause as the motivation behind the plot, fuelling suspicions that Hezbollah was the one that likely trained the cell. It also demonstrates that while these groups may differ in their tactics, they remain strategically aligned.
