{"id":329535,"date":"2026-08-01T05:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=329535"},"modified":"2026-08-02T06:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T06:53:33","slug":"hundreds-of-jordanians-sign-open-letter-demanding-withdrawal-of-us-forces-in-rare-challenge-to-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=329535","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Jordanians sign open letter demanding withdrawal of US forces in rare challenge to govt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tribune.com.pk \u2013 July 29, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The New York Times<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday that hundreds of Jordanian political, legal and other figures signed an\u00a0open letter\u00a0<\/a>last week calling for the withdrawal of United States forces from Jordan in a rare public challenge to the government, which has long cracked down on free speech and dissent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Iranian missiles and drones have increasingly\u00a0targeted<\/a>\u00a0US\u00a0military forces<\/a>\u00a0and installations in Jordan, including early Wednesday, Iranian officials said. The attacks have repeatedly set off sirens across the kingdom and pulled the country further into a\u00a0war<\/a>\u00a0it wanted no part of. But most Jordanians have remained silent.<\/p>\n

People who signed the letter said they were driven by a sense of national responsibility and concern that the troop presence endangered Jordanian sovereignty.<\/p>\n

\u201cJordanians are coming to the same conclusion that others in the region also have drawn: Hosting US bases endangers the country’s security! (In my opinion, both the region and the US will be better off by having the region take responsibility for its own security and US troops coming home)\u201d said Trita Parsi, Iranian-Swedish writer and political analyst.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe maintain that their presence exposes Jordan to security, political, and economic risks that serve no national interest and increases the likelihood of our country being dragged into a regional conflict to which it is not a party,\u201d the\u00a0letter\u00a0<\/a>said.<\/p>\n

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Hundreds of Jordanian political, legal and other figures signed an open letter last week calling for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Jordan in a rare public challenge to the government, which has long cracked down on free speech and dissent.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Iranian missiles\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mouin Rabbani (@MouinRabbani) July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n