The hostilities between Iran and the US continued to escalate on Thursday as Iran targeted a US base in Jordan, firing eight missiles.

Residents of Israeli yishuvim in the Jordan Valley reported hearing the sound of explosions. According to Jordanian media, all the missiles were intercepted, with no casualties or damage reported.

Following the attack on its neighbor, Israel is preparing for the possibility that Iran could expand its missile attacks to include Israel, Ynet reported, citing security sources.

Early Thursday afternoon, reports emerged of another unusual U.S. airstrike near the Bushehr nuclear power plant. It was the second daylight strike, after the United States earlier targeted a strategic bridge in Iran.

According to the latest reports, the U.S. strike hit the area around the nuclear power plant. It remains unclear whether there is any concern about a radioactive leak.

In response, Iran launched five missiles at a U.S. military base in Jordan, in what appears to be a significant expansion of its attacks, which until now had been directed at American bases in Gulf states.

According to CNN, residents of the city of Choghadak, near Bushehr, “heard several explosions” early Thursday afternoon local time, citing the semi-official Iranian news agency Fars.

One person was injured in Kuwait after debris fell following interceptions during an Iranian missile and drone attack on the Gulf state, the Kuwaiti military said.

Iran launched three ballistic missiles, one cruise missile, and 10 drones at Kuwait, all of which were “successfully intercepted,” according to the Kuwaiti military, which added that the interceptions caused property damage.

In neighboring Bahrain, the military said its air defense systems intercepted an Iranian missile and drone attack earlier today, but provided no additional details.

As noted, Israel is preparing for the possibility that Iran could expand its attacks to include Israel. However, the prevailing assessment by defense officials is that Tehran is reluctant to bring Israel into the confrontation out of concern that it would trigger a severe response.

Before the sirens sounded in Jordan, an Israeli security official told Ynet that the conflict was not expected to spill over into Israel.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)