Tehran [Iran], July 21 (ANI): Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its armed forces claimed they targeted multiple US-linked assets across the Gulf region, including what they described as the destruction of an American missile defense radar system and an F-15 aircraft inside a shelter in Jordan, as well as an attack on Amazon’s central data infrastructure in Bahrain.
The claims were made in a series of announcements issued by the IRGC and the Iranian Army and carried by Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
The Iranian strikes came in retaliation after the United States launched another round of attacks against Iran.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) earlier stated that American forces carried out new strikes on Iranian targets under the direction of President Donald Trump.
“Today at 4 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began a new round of strikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction. The strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said in a post on X before Iran’s retaliation.
In its announcement, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force, during the 24th wave of “Operation Nasr 2,” targeted US radar and air defense capabilities in the region.
“The zealous fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force, in the continuation of the 24th wave of Operation Nasr 2, destroyed a missile defense radar system and destroyed an F-15 aircraft inside the relevant shelter,” the IRGC said, according to IRIB.
The IRGC further claimed the operation was aimed at eliminating regional radar and air defense systems to enable further missile and drone operations.
“This region is not a place for American aggressors. The child-killing American army must leave our region to prevent further casualties,” the statement added.
In another announcement, the IRGC claimed it had targeted the “central data infrastructure of the American company Amazon in Bahrain” with several cruise missiles.
“The IRGC’s aerospace warriors, in response to the aggression and assault yesterday by the US army on the civilian facility under construction in Dar Khuyin, attacked and destroyed the central data infrastructure of the American company Amazon in Bahrain with several cruise missiles,” the statement said.
In a separate announcement, the IRGC claimed its forces attacked a compound housing US military personnel in Jordan’s Rukban region, alleging that several soldiers were killed.
“The IRGC’s aerospace fighters attacked a compound where the American army forces were stationed in the Rukban region of Jordan, killing a number of them,” the statement said, as carried by IRIB.
The IRGC also accused US officials of downplaying casualties and said further details of the operation would be released.
Separately, the Iranian Army claimed drone strikes on three US military bases in Kuwait during the 19th stage of “Operation Lightning.”
According to IRIB, Iranian forces targeted the Arifjan base, Al-Adiri Camp and Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait with drone attacks.
The Iranian Army described Arifjan as a major US ground forces deployment center in Southwest Asia, while saying Al-Adiri Camp and Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base support US military aviation and surveillance operations in the region.
The Iranian Army also claimed that US radar and air defense systems in Kuwait were targeted, including an early warning radar, a missile defense radar system, an FPS-117 radar, a Patriot air defense system and satellite communication systems at Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base.
The IRGC separately claimed it had destroyed a long-range radar site, communications center, satellite reception systems and a missile defense radar belonging to US forces stationed in Kuwait.
It also claimed that an MQ-9 drone hangar at Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait was struck, damaging or destroying several drones.
The Iranian Army further claimed that HIMARS missile systems belonging to US forces at Arifjan were targeted with surface-to-surface missiles during the 18th stage of “Operation Lightning.”
The claims come amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, with both sides carrying out military operations across the region.
The United States has said its strikes are intended to reduce Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran has described its operations as retaliatory measures against US attacks and military presence in the region. (ANI)
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