Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claims to have carried out multiple missile strikes against US military targets across the Gulf region on Saturday, state broadcaster Press TV reported.
This was the 51st wave of Operation True Promise 4, the IRGC said. It claims to have used a mix of liquid-fuel and solid-fuel missiles. “These weapons were directed at US terrorist army forces stationed at the Al Kharj Air Base in Saudi Arabia”, it was reported.
The Al Kharj facility has served as the “origin of aggressions against the Islamic homeland”, the Iranian security establishment said. The base functioned as a critical staging ground for US F-35 and F-16 fighter jets involved in recent incursions into Iranian territory, state media reported.
Press TV further reported that the site houses fuel supply aircraft and serves as the primary hub for American AWACS surveillance planes.
The fiftieth wave of strike was a simultaneous operation by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, it was reported.
The targets included the Al Dhafra Air Base and Fujairah in the UAE, Jufair in Bahrain, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, and the Al Azraq Air Base in Jordan. Additionally, early warning radar systems designed to act as protective shields for the Zionist regime were also engaged, the Iranian media said.
These precision operations (50th round) were executed by the IRGC Aerospace Force using explosive and precision-strike drones, a spokesperson said.
“Our lethal drones are pursuing, point by point, the hiding places of terrorist soldiers of the US army in the region.”
They will target every single American “terrorist” in the region after gathering intelligence, the Iranian military said, as reported by ANI.
Tehran also claimed that that four additional enemy drones were intercepted and destroyed in recent hours, bringing the total number of downed enemy aircraft to 118 since the start of the conflict.
The IRGC has also accused the Americans of carrying out attacks on civilian industries after failing to overcome Iran’s armed forces.
Over the last 48 hours, civilian factories have been targeted, resulting in the deaths of “a number of dear workers who were engaged in production and earning lawful sustenance. They were martyred while fasting,” the IRGC claimed.
It has also demanded that the “defeated American regime” evacuate “all US industrial facilities in the region.” Residents living near factories with American shareholders have also been advised to leave those areas temporarily to prevent potential injury.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi added to the diplomatic pressure, urging neighbouring states to eject US forces from the Middle East.
The regional US security umbrella “has proven to be full of holes and inviting rather than deterring trouble”, he said while calling on neighbours “to expel foreign aggressors.”
Meanwhile, the Iranian Red Crescent Society has indicated that more than 24,500 civilian structures in Iran have suffered damage from US and Israeli bombardment.
This includes nearly 20,000 homes, 4,500 businesses, and 69 schools, with 154 people confirmed dead and hundreds of students and teachers injured.
