Iranian attacks have increasingly targeted Jordan and are likely to set back the economy’s recovery from a decade of negative spillovers caused by the civil war in Syria. Jordan’s balance of payments and sovereign debt risks are heavily mitigated by concessional lending and aid. But receiving these will continue to hinge on Jordan being a strong US military partner, keeping it exposed to Iranian retaliation.
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