Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Iran Reports Wide-Ranging Attacks on U.S. Military Targets
Iran said it attacked places used by the United States in several Middle Eastern countries.
The reported attacks happened during one night.
Iran said dozens of drones were used in some of the attacks.
Targets included radar systems, military bases and positions used by U.S. forces.
The Iranian Army named bases in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
The Revolutionary Guards also named locations in Kuwait, Jordan and Iraqi Kurdistan.
The report called it Iran’s widest-ranging offensive since the conflict began in February.
The articles did not explain why Iran carried out the attacks or provide independent confirmation.
Iranian forces said they attacked U.S. military targets across five regional countries in a single night.
The Iranian Army said dozens of attack drones targeted radar systems and U.S. positions at Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the United Arab Emirates.
Iran also reported attacks on positions at Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base.
The Revolutionary Guards said U.S. forces were targeted in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain and Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
The report described the offensive as Iran’s most geographically extensive since the conflict began in February, but provided no independent confirmation or stated motive.
- Who
- Iranian forces, including the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said they carried out the attacks against U.S. military targets.
- What
- Iran reported drone attacks against radar systems, military bases and U.S. positions across several Middle Eastern countries.
- When
- The attacks were reported as occurring in a single night; the statements were issued on Wednesday, and the conflict was said to have begun in February.
- Where
- Reported targets were in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
- Why
- The articles do not state the motive for the reported attacks.
- Claiming parties
- The Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Reported scope
- Targets across the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq
- Reported weapons
- Dozens of Iranian attack drones
- United Arab Emirates targets
- Radar systems and U.S. positions at Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases
- Bahrain target
- Sheikh Isa Air Base
- Other reported targets
- U.S. forces in Kuwait, Jordan and Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
- Timing
- A single night; statements were issued on Wednesday
- Motive and verification
- The articles do not state a motive or provide independent confirmation
