As missiles cross Jordanian skies, ordinary life continues beneath the weight of regional war and economic uncertainty. By Yamuna Matheswaran.
In Jordan, daily life continues despite the US-Israeli war on Iran. Children still go to school and shopkeepers open and close as usual. But reminders of the war engulfing the region are ever-present. Daily sirens tell residents to stay indoors to avoid shrapnel from missiles intercepted overhead. In the first month of the conflict,
28 people were injured by falling debris.
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