Jordan's Royal Air Force began a new aid operation to Gaza soon after the ceasefire began last month between Israel and Hamas. It has been test-running 16 helicopter flights a day within Israel's ...

Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, and has since become a pillar of efforts by the West, Israel and Sunni Arab states to counter Iran’s growing influence in the region.

Speaking to NPR before the White House visit, former Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher said Trump's plan would breach a key part of the peace deal that Jordan signed with Israel in 1994.