TEHRAN, July 16 (ANI): Iran on Thursday claimed to have carried out drone and missile strikes on US military facilities in Jordan and Kuwait, saying the attacks were conducted in retaliation for recent US strikes on Iranian territory, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB.
The ongoing operations against US strikes are being conducted under “Operation Lightning” by the Iranian Army and “Operation Nasr 2” by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
According to IRIB, the Iranian Army said that in the ninth phase of Operation Lightning, it targeted “the communication systems and fuel tanks of the US terrorist army in Jordan with destructive drones.”
The statement said the strike targeted the fixed radar site, communications system, and fuel tanks at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan, which it described as “one of the most important strategic and command centers for American aggressive forces in the West Asian region.”
The army said the operation was launched “in response to the child-killing enemy’s (US) aggression against areas of our country and the Bampour Iranshahr garrison, which led to the martyrdom of seven army ground force officers and soldiers.”
Condemning the strikes on the Payvar and Vazhd staff sanatorium in Iranshahr, the army said, “The children of the nation in the army are the sacrifices of the people and defenders of Iran’s security, and they will not shrink from the honorable task of defending the nation and Islamic homeland and avenging the blood of the dear martyrs.”
Separately, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in Announcement No. 15, claimed responsibility for strikes on the US military’s Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait during the eighth wave of Operation Nasr 2.
According to IRIB, the IRGC said, “Following last night’s enemy aggression against parts of the country’s southern coasts and cities, your brave and heroic sons in the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force, in the eighth wave of Operation Nasr 2, under the symbol of Mubarak Ya Zeinab Kubra (S), in a combined operation using their missile and drone power, targeted and destroyed the C-RAM early warning radar system at Ali Al Salem Air Base, as well as the gathering place of the criminal soldiers of the US terrorist army.”
The IRGC added that the strikes were conducted in response to the United States’ use of Kuwaiti territory for its military operations.
The statement said, “Once again, we remind the honorable people of Kuwait that these crimes are being committed by America using your soil against Muslim Iran.”
“We expect you, Muslim brothers and sisters, to cleanse your country of aggressors and, by fulfilling your Islamic duty, preserve your historical honor and dignity,” it added.
The claimed retaliation followed the completion of a new wave of US military strikes against Iranian targets, including command centers, air defense systems, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities.
In a statement, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes concluded at 9 p.m. ET on July 15. The operation employed precision-guided munitions against multiple targets, including sites in Bandar Abbas, a key Iranian port city.
“U.S. forces struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM used precision munitions to hit targets in multiple locations, including Bandar Abbas,” CENTCOM said. (ANI)
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