An alleged plot to unseat King Abdullah II of Jordan unfolded in early April, unsettling a close U.S. ally in the Middle East.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been spared much of the political upheaval that’s rocked other capitals in the Middle East over the past decade.
But it has seen pro-democracy protest movements, been economically hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, and struggled to host more than 1 million refugees displaced by the war in neighboring Syria.
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