Tehran, July 21 (ANI): Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and armed forces have announced that they targeted multiple US-linked assets across the Gulf region. They claimed to have destroyed an American missile defense radar system and an F-15 aircraft located in a shelter in Jordan, as well as attacked Amazon’s central data infrastructure in Bahrain.
The claims were made through a series of announcements from the IRGC and the Iranian Army, reported by Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). These Iranian strikes were described as retaliation following a new round of attacks by the United States against Iran.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) previously stated that American forces executed new strikes on Iranian targets under the direction of President Donald Trump. “Today at 4 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began a new round of strikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction. The strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said in a post on X before Iran’s retaliation.
The IRGC announced that its Aerospace Force, during the 24th wave of “Operation Nasr 2”, targeted US radar and air defense capabilities in the region. “The zealous fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force, in the continuation of the 24th wave of Operation Nasr 2, destroyed a missile defense radar system and an F-15 aircraft inside the relevant shelter,” the IRGC stated, according to IRIB. They further claimed that the operation aimed to clear the region of radar and defense systems to facilitate future missile and drone operations. “This region is not a place for American aggressors. The child-killing American army must leave our region to prevent further casualties,” the statement added.
In another announcement, the IRGC claimed it targeted the “central data infrastructure of the American company Amazon in Bahrain” with several cruise missiles. “The IRGC’s aerospace warriors, in response to the aggression and assault yesterday by the US army on the civilian facility under construction in Dar Khuyin, attacked and destroyed the central data infrastructure of the American company Amazon in Bahrain with several cruise missiles,” the statement read.
The IRGC also reported an attack on a compound housing US military personnel in Jordan’s Rukban region, alleging that several soldiers were killed. “The IRGC’s aerospace fighters attacked a compound where the American army forces were stationed in the Rukban region of Jordan, killing a number of them,” the statement said, as reported by IRIB. The IRGC accused US officials of downplaying casualties and indicated that further details of the operation would be released.
Separately, the Iranian Army claimed drone strikes on three US military bases in Kuwait as part of the 19th stage of “Operation Lightning”. According to IRIB, Iranian forces targeted the Arifjan base, Al-Adiri camp, and Ahmad Al-Jaber airbase in Kuwait with drone attacks. The Iranian Army described Arifjan as a major US ground forces deployment center in Southwest Asia, while noting that Al-Adiri and Ahmad Al-Jaber bases support US military aviation and surveillance operations in the region.
The Iranian Army also claimed that US radar and air defense systems in Kuwait were targeted, including an early warning radar, missile defense radar system, FPS-117 radar, Patriot defense system, and satellite communication systems at the Ahmad Al-Jaber base. The IRGC further claimed it destroyed a long-range radar site, communications center, satellite reception systems, and missile defense radar belonging to US forces stationed in Kuwait. They also reported hitting an MQ-9 drone hangar at Ali Al-Salem base in Kuwait, damaging or destroying several drones.
Additionally, the Iranian Army claimed that HIMARS missile systems belonging to US forces at the Arifjan base in Kuwait were targeted with surface-to-surface missiles during the 18th stage of “Operation Lightning”. These developments occur amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, with both sides conducting military operations across the region. The United States has stated that its strikes aim to reduce Iran’s capability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran has characterized its operations as retaliatory measures against US attacks and military presence in the area.
