What are the eight points that corroborate this fact and hasten the US defeat? And the most serious question: where has the third American soldier gone, and who kidnapped him?

Abdel Bari Atwan

The Iranian missile strike on American bases in Jordan is a watershed moment in the ongoing five-month battle against Iran, ushering in an unprecedented new phase for a variety of reasons.

First, the Iranian missiles struck their targets precisely, killing two American soldiers and leaving a third missing, as well as hurting many.
Second, within four days, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard launched five attacks on American military locations, including the port of Aqaba and its airport in the south, as well as the ringing of American military sirens throughout Jordan.
Third, these Iranian missile strikes, which were focused on Jordan rather than the Israeli depths as in most previous strikes, demonstrated that Jordan has evolved into a target rather than a transit airspace.
Fourth, these strikes confirmed that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which launched its supersonic and cluster warhead ballistic missiles, had succeeded in developing and improving their accuracy, allowing them to penetrate American air defences and reach their targets deep within these bases, raising concerns among the senior leadership of the American military.
Fifth, these Iranian missiles have exposed all of Jordan’s efforts to deny the existence of these sites on Jordanian soil, which were created in complete secrecy and without discussion or consent from the elected parliament.
Sixth, leaked information from American circles confirms that the Iranian missile strike on American bases in Jordan is a prelude to the second phase of the war, which will target adjacent Israeli depths via missiles or ground incursions, either through the Jordanian-Iraqi land border, from southern Syria, or by sea via the Gulf of Aqaba and the port of Eilat, which is considered one of the Israeli enemy’s most prominent points.
Seventh, the Jordanian leadership is concerned about Iranian missile and drone strikes on electricity and water desalination stations in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to American attacks on infrastructure, civilian bridges, and Iranian railway lines because Jordan has now been classified in the same Gulf category, which means its similar infrastructure is no longer exempt.
Eighth, the disappearance of an American soldier following the Iranian bombardment, as well as the deaths of two of his colleagues, raises numerous doubts regarding his fate, given the American military’s silence on the matter. What does this disappearance indicate? Was he kidnapped by a Jordanian or non-Jordanian entity, possibly loyal to Iran? Is he still secure in Jordan, or has he been relocated somewhere, particularly to neighbouring Iraq? In this instance, if the report is confirmed, would he become a hostage, a bargaining point for the US military, or even political leadership? And what will the cost of his release be, dozens or hundreds of convicts, for example?
The most dangerous consequence of this Iranian missile strike on Jordan and the deaths of two American soldiers on its bases is the beginning of the arrival of coffins carrying the bodies of American soldiers to their homeland and their reception at airports by President Donald Trump, who lit the fuse of this war with the service, pressure, and entanglement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a purely Israeli war.
America has lost all of its Middle Eastern conflicts, including those in Iraq and Afghanistan. The increasing number of fatalities in its army was the primary cause for its admission of defeat and the retreat of its soldiers to minimise losses. It appears that America is set for a similar huge defeat in Iran. The American military command has officially recognised that 16 American soldiers have died and 427 others have been injured in the Iranian battle. Unofficial reports confirm that the true number of dead and wounded is substantially higher.
The delivery of the first batch of American soldier coffins coincided with an increase in the cost of living, fuel, and commodity prices in the United States. President Trump’s days in office are limited, and the results of the forthcoming midterm elections in early November may signal the start of the countdown to his impeachment and trial.