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Iran’s IRGC Claims Retaliatory Attacks on US Bases Regionwide
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it attacked American military locations in several nearby countries.
It named bases in Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq.
Iran said these attacks were retaliation for recent American strikes on Iranian targets.
Jordan said it stopped 10 missiles from Iran and that three others landed in remote areas.
Jordan also said nobody was injured.
Iran claimed it damaged buildings, helicopters, warehouses, and a surveillance system.
Iran further claimed that American personnel were killed, but the articles did not provide independent confirmation.
The reports show a serious rise in military tensions involving Iran and the United States.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed attacks on US bases in Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq after US strikes on Iran.
The IRGC said it hit living quarters and a command post at Kuwait’s Ali Al-Salem base.
Jordan said it intercepted 10 missiles from Iran, while three others landed in remote areas without causing injuries.
The IRGC claimed its Jordan operation destroyed facilities and helicopters and caused heavy US casualties, though these claims were not independently confirmed.
The IRGC also claimed it destroyed a surveillance-balloon control system and other facilities at US bases in Iraq’s Erbil.
- Who
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the United States, Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq are involved.
- What
- The IRGC claimed missile and other attacks on US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq; Jordan confirmed intercepting Iranian missiles but did not confirm Iran’s broader damage and casualty claims.
- Where
- The reported locations included Ali Al-Salem in Kuwait, Camp Titin—also called Camp Tition in one report—in Jordan, and US facilities in Erbil, Iraq.
- When
- The reported attacks and statements occurred early Wednesday, after US strikes on Iranian targets on Sunday and Tuesday.
- Why
- The IRGC described the attacks as retaliation for US strikes on Iran, including an alleged attack on a wedding ceremony in Sirik; the United States said its strikes responded to attempted attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard account
Jordanian and United States accounts
Extent of damage and casualties
Iranian Revolutionary Guard account
The IRGC claimed it successfully struck US facilities in Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq, destroyed several facilities and helicopters, set fuel-storage facilities on fire, and killed US personnel.
Jordanian and United States accounts
Jordan reported intercepting most of the missiles and said no one was injured; the articles did not include US confirmation of the IRGC’s damage or casualty claims.
Jordan missile attack
Iranian Revolutionary Guard account
The IRGC said it carried out a retaliatory ballistic-missile attack on a US Marines base in Jordan and destroyed facilities and helicopters there.
Jordanian and United States accounts
Jordan confirmed missiles were fired from Iranian territory but said it intercepted 10 and that three landed in remote areas; the reported Jordanian account did not confirm destruction at the base.
Reason for the escalation
Iranian Revolutionary Guard account
The IRGC described its actions as retaliation for US attacks on Iran, including an alleged attack on a wedding ceremony in Sirik.
Jordanian and United States accounts
The US military said its strikes on Iranian targets were in response to attempted attacks on ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Key facts
- Iranian force
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for the reported attacks.
- Reported Kuwait target
- The IRGC said it hit the living quarters and command post of the American commander at Ali Al-Salem base.
- Reported Jordan target
- The IRGC identified a US Marines facility near the Gulf of Aqaba as Camp Titin; another report spelled the name Camp Tition.
- Jordanian account
- Jordan said it intercepted 10 ballistic missiles fired from Iranian territory and that three others landed in remote areas.
- Reported casualties
- Jordan reported no injuries, while the IRGC claimed several US personnel were killed and American forces suffered heavy casualties.
- Reported Iraq targets
- The IRGC claimed it destroyed a US surveillance-balloon control system, a maintenance center, and warehouses at facilities in Erbil.
- US rationale
- The US military said its strikes on Iranian targets followed attempted attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Quotes
Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Iranian military organization that claimed responsibility for the reported attack
“launched an intense ballistic missile attack on the US Marine Corps base in Jordan, known as Camp Titin”
NDTV
Sources
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