Tehran, Iran, July 13 (ANI): Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday (local time) claimed it had carried out strikes on U.S. military bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait as part of its ongoing “eye-for-an-eye” operation in response to U.S. military strikes inside Iran, according to Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera reported that Iran’s state-affiliated Nour News Agency said the Iranian Army and the IRGC had launched “large-scale missile and drone attacks” on what it described as “enemy bases in the region.”
Citing an Iranian military official, the report said the operation was launched in response to continuing U.S. strikes on Iran and targeted sites identified following “enemy movements” over the previous 48 hours.
In a statement, the IRGC said the first phase of the operation targeted Jordan’s Prince Hassan Air Base with missiles and drones, claiming it had set fire to several fuel depots and ammunition storage facilities.
The IRGC said the U.S. strikes followed an operation by its naval forces to stop two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the vessels of switching off their tracking systems, traveling illegally, and endangering navigation.
According to the IRGC, the second phase targeted Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base, where its aerospace forces allegedly struck helicopter maintenance facilities, a hangar housing a P-8 aircraft, and a U.S. military drone command-and-control center.
In the third phase, the IRGC claimed it had completely destroyed fuel tanks and Patriot air defense systems at Kuwait’s Ali Al-Salem Air Base, along with a strategic FPS radar system at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base.
The IRGC said the strikes were carried out by its aerospace forces during the third phase of its “eye-for-an-eye” operation in response to U.S. military action against Iran, adding that the campaign remains ongoing.
The group also warned against further U.S. involvement in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran “would not allow continued foreign military interference” in the strategically important waterway.
The IRGC said its retaliatory operations would continue and that additional results would be announced in future statements.
The developments come after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) launched a major wave of precision strikes across multiple locations in Iran on Sunday, targeting dozens of military installations in an effort to reduce Tehran’s ability to disrupt international maritime trade.
The operation targeted Iranian air defense systems, coastal radar infrastructure, missile and drone launch sites, and small tactical vessels. In a significant escalation, U.S. forces deployed a multi-domain assault force comprising fighter aircraft, naval combatants, and, for the first time, both one-way attack aerial drones and one-way attack sea drones.
According to a statement released by CENTCOM, the strikes were conducted to protect the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global maritime chokepoint.
“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade. Iran does not control it,” CENTCOM said.
The military action follows a prolonged period of regional tensions, which Washington says has been marked by Iran’s aggression, harassment, and threats against international commercial shipping.
The United States launched the latest round of military strikes against Iran on Sunday (local time), with CENTCOM stating that the operation was intended to further reduce Tehran’s ability to target civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on X, CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out at the direction of the commander in chief to hold Iranian forces accountable.
“At 5 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching more strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Commander in Chief has directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable,” CENTCOM said. (ANI)
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