U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday denied reports that multiple U.S. warplanes were damaged in Iranian strikes on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Trump said there was no truth to the relevant reports.
"None whatsoever. No damage. No, nothing," Trump said in an interview with NewsNation.
Multiple U.S. military aircraft were damaged in overnight Iranian strikes from Tuesday to Wednesday local time on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, the CBS News reported on Wednesday.
Citing people with direct knowledge of the matter, the CBS News said that "roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage and were reportedly placed back into service, according to the people familiar with the damage."
One A-10 Thunderbolt, known as the Warthog, was struck and was missing a wing, and no U.S. deaths have been reported in Iran's strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, the report said.
The strikes came after the U.S. said Tuesday it attacked five Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iran targeting a U.S. Navy warship.
"U.S. forces in Jordan launched more than 30 Patriot missiles defending against the Iranian strikes in Jordan," the CBS News said.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that its aerospace forces had targeted a U.S. air base in Jordan in retaliation for the "aggressive" attacks by the United States against Iranian oil tankers.
The IRGC said in a statement that it struck a hangar for the maintenance, repair and deployment of the U.S. Army's F-35, F-16 and F-15 fighter jets and a shelter for the U.S. fighter aircraft at the Al-Azraq Air Base, "inflicting heavy damage on the enemy."
Trump denies reports of damage to U.S. fighter jets from Iranian strikes
As the lingering U.S.-Iran conflict over the Strait of Hormuz disrupts global oil and gas supply, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's energy ministers met in Beijing Thursday to chart a way forward, on whether the region can turn the crisis into opportunities.
The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz since late February 2026 has caused the largest oil supply shock on record, with ongoing daily shortfalls in the multi-million-barrel range. This energy supply shock has exposed the structural vulnerabilities of the Asia-Pacific region, the world's largest energy-consuming area.
As the APEC host this year, China has taken an open and inclusive approach, creating a multilateral dialogue platform. At the current energy ministerial meeting, it is pushing for a full exchange of practical experience among economies and channeling shared wisdom into real cooperative results.
"Since the beginning of this year, navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has been disrupted. China has fully leveraged its energy production, supply and marketing system, actively strengthened cooperation with all other parties, and made important contributions to safeguarding global energy security," said Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang in addressing the meeting.
The APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting, returning to Beijing after a 12-year hiatus, took place at a critical juncture following this "stress test."
"From our end in Papua New Guinea, we face the impacts of the war in Iran. We are an import-based economy. It did affect us in a great way," said Conrad Kumul, a delegate from Papua New Guinea, on the sidelines of the meeting.
Yet, many see that crises can also serve as catalysts for energy transition.
"The idea now is to push very much forward with the energy transition, even more than before. Now actually, the oil prices are so high that the comparatively renewable energies are very low in price," said Steivan Defilla, president assistant of the APEC Sustainable Energy Center, a high-level international energy think tank led by China's National Energy Administration.
China will hold the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, in November, which marks the country's third time hosting the event following Shanghai in 2001 and Beijing in 2014.
APEC ministers explore new pathways for energy security amid Hormuz crisis
