A source told Iran's Fars News that Tehran executed a complex intelligence and operational plan for the early morning attacks on US bases, specifically targeting two P-8 Poseidon aircraft and three F-35s at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait. The claim, attributed to an unnamed knowledgeable source, adds detail to Iran's stated retaliation for US strikes.
This morning's Iranian strikes against US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, first reported by The Zioneer at 04:33 Jerusalem, have evolved through multiple channels of attribution. At 08:48 Jerusalem, the Hezbollah-affiliated Abu Ali Express outlet named five targeted bases in two waves. The IRGC's own statement at 10:10 Jerusalem specified five military bases across Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, and Fars News has now — at approximately 11:30 Jerusalem — added an operational layer: according to a source described as knowledgeable, the attack was the product of a 'complex intelligence and operational plan' that singled out two P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and three F-35 fighter jets at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
The targeting claim, attributed to an unnamed source, extends across the thread's timeline but does not confirm damage to those aircraft. In earlier versions, the IRGC and Tasnim news (versions 1–2, published at 16:12 Jerusalem on Jun 10) also identified Sheikh Isa and Ali Al Salem among the bases hit, citing drone and ballistic missile attacks. The new Fars report is the first to name specific aircraft types as intended targets, but it shares the same structural limitation as all prior Iranian claims in this thread: no independent verification from US or host-nation officials has been reported.
As The Zioneer has reported throughout the morning (series starting at 04:33 Jerusalem), the strikes form part of a wider retaliation against US operations — President Trump confirmed to Fox News (version 4, published 16:12 Jerusalem) that 49 Tomahawk missiles were launched at Iran, and warned of further strikes if Tehran refuses a deal. Gulf state air defenses have been activated (09:00 Jerusalem bulletin) and intercepts have been reported, but without confirmation of damage to high-value US aircraft.
What remains open: whether the P-8 and F-35 platforms were actually hit, damaged, or merely targeted. The unnamed Fars source did not claim destruction, and no visual or official evidence has surfaced. The distinction between targeting and impact is critical but unaddressed in the thread so far.
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- DevelopingIran strikes Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan in retaliation for US raids
- StrongIRGC claims it struck five military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain
- DevelopingIran fires missiles at US bases in the region; Gulf states activate air defenses
- StrongIranian Foreign Ministry warns of further strikes on US bases, infrastructure
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