Iran said early on the 18th local time that an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval air-defense system shot down a US MQ-9 drone.

NHTSA said Ford is recalling 387,911 vehicles in the U.S. after finding seat assemblies can move unexpectedly and may fail to properly restrain occupants in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

The Faytuks.net intelligence team, an open-source intelligence news organization, stated that Iran has intensified its attacks on US bases over the past week, resulting in increased damage. While most missiles were intercepted and most Gulf bases suffered minor damage, the situation in Jordan is different. Despite interceptions, Iranian missiles have hit targets in Jordan almost every night since the escalation of hostilities. This situation is worrying and may indicate that Jordan's local air defense firepower is nearing saturation, leading to a shortage of interceptor missiles. This would result in fewer interceptor missiles being launched per missile by air defense forces, thus reducing the success rate of interceptions. The attacks on the Muwafak Salti and Prince Hussein air bases in Jordan appear to have been more severe, with damage to multiple buildings and craters appearing near the runways. Meanwhile, most Iranian attacks on other US facilities have been unsuccessful, with limited impact on operations in the region. The Muwafak Salti air base in Jordan is a key node in the current US power projection in the Middle East, housing multiple fighter squadrons, including the mainstay F-15s and the highly anticipated F-35s. Due to its importance in operations in the region, the base has become a focal point of Iranian attacks, suffering repeated missile strikes almost nightly. Satellite imagery shows two additional hit points near a hangar facility in the northern part of the base. These buildings appear to have been destroyed, and their purpose is unclear. Prince Hussein Air Base (also known as H5 Air Base), another Jordanian air base housing US troops and aircraft, is also a key target of Iranian attacks in Jordan. Satellite imagery shows that the base has been hit by at least two missiles recently. Although the number of attacks is limited, they will impact base operations. A building suspected to be an aircraft hangar was destroyed by a missile; it is unclear whether there were any aircraft in the hangar at the time of the attack. Another Iranian missile also damaged the base's runway area. Although the crater is not directly on the runway but located on the runway edge, the burn marks shown in the images indicate that the central area of the adjacent runway has been damaged.