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July 22 (Reuters) - The European Aviation Safety Agency on Wednesday recommended that airlines not fly through Jordanian airspace, as the kingdom, along with other U.S. allies in the Gulf region, has been targeted by Iranian attacks amid renewed conflict.

Last week, the agency reactivated and intensified its warning to airlines operating in the Middle East, urging them to avoid the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and the Gulf of Oman, as the war between the United States and Iran flared up again.

The agency said the warning concerning Middle Eastern countries was extended on Wednesday until August 31, instead of the previous deadline of July 29, and that the newly issued warning regarding Jordan also applies until August 31.

The Iranian military said it attacked US military installations in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain with drones early Wednesday. The military stated it targeted residential buildings and equipment storage facilities at the Azraq airbase in Jordan, and later bombed equipment depots and aircraft maintenance hangars at the Sheikh Isa airbase in Bahrain using armed Arash drones.

Reuters was unable to immediately verify details of the attacks.

Four American service members were killed in Iranian attacks on US military bases in Jordan and Iraq in the past few days.

The European Aviation Safety Agency said in a statement that "the security situation has deteriorated rapidly since mid-July 2026, with a continuous increase in military operations affecting Jordanian airspace."

The European agency warned that repeated Iranian missile attacks, as well as the activation of Jordanian air defense systems, exacerbate risks in general, including the possibility of errors in identifying civilian aircraft.

A separate warning from the agency was extended last week, asking airlines not to fly in the airspace of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, and is also in effect until the end of August.