Iran, on Thursday (Jun 11), claimed strikes on US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain in response to the latest attacks by Washington.
In Kuwait and Bahrain, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that they launched two waves of operations and struck 18 crucial US military targets in the bases of Ali and Ahmad Ahmad Air Force. The Guards further said that they also “hit and destroyed Sheikh Isa air bases”.
“During two waves of operations, eighteen important targets belonging to the US Army in the bases of Ali and Ahmad Ahmad Air Force (were hit),” IRGC said in a statement quoted by state-run IRNA.
Tehran launches 12 ballistic missiles at the US command centre in Jordan
IRGC said that it launched 12 ballistic missiles at the US command centre in Jordan.
This “punitive operation against the aggressor” targeted “Al-Azraq Air Base and its control centre, using 12 ballistic missiles,” the IRGC said, as quoted by the Tasnim news agency.
Iran further claimed that its strike on Al-Azraq airbase targeted American fighter jets, including F-15s, F-16s and F-35s.
Meanwhile, the authorities in Bahrain reported damage to homes and vehicles in Hamad Town and Manama, with an 11-year-old girl sustaining minor injuries.
As of the Iranian aggression against Bahrain,a girl11, sustained minor injuries & treated at the scene.Vehicles caught fire & houses were damaged in Hamad Town & Manama due falling debris of drones interception.Civil Defence & National Ambulance have taken necessary measures.
— Ministry of Interior (@moi_bahrain)
US says strikes hit Iranian air defences, surveillance and communication sites
US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a statement saying that the American forces conducted “self-defence” strikes targeting Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM)
CENTCOM said that the Iranian targets posed a “threat to US forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters.”
“US Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy assets fired precision munitions on Iranian targets that posed a threat to U.S. forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters,” CENTCOM said.
“The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression. U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready,” it added.
