Iran's Foreign Ministry announced Saturday it struck targets linked to the United States, according to a statement cited by The Jerusalem Post. Tehran also warned Gulf states against assisting any attacks on Iran, and accused the US of violating a ceasefire by coordinating its strikes on Lebanon with Israel.
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday broadened its retaliatory statement, warning Gulf states not to assist attacks against Iran and reiterating the accusation that the US coordinated its Lebanon airstrikes with Israel in violation of the ceasefire—claims it first made earlier in the day. The warning came in the same announcement in which Tehran said it had struck US-linked targets, but provided no details on targets, locations, or damage. The new elements follow a sequence of Iranian statements overnight: at 01:31 Jerusalem, the IRGC Naval Force first claimed it had attacked American military positions in response to "American aggression against southern Iran." Within the same hour, the Foreign Ministry upgraded the claim to a confirmed retaliatory strike backed by a bilateral memorandum, and separately reported an explosive drone hitting an Iranian-Kurdish opposition camp in Iraq with no casualties.
As The Zioneer reported, the thread began with an unverified IRGC Telegram post claiming strikes on "several" US military targets, and evolved—within the same minute—into a ministry-level assertion of self-defense. By 12:38 Jerusalem, the story included the drone strike on the Kurdish camp in Iraq, still from Iranian sources only. No independent confirmation of any strike has emerged; no alerts at US bases or in Gulf states have been reported.
Against this backdrop, Iran has waged a sustained diplomatic campaign accusing the US and Israel of breaking the Lebanon ceasefire. As The Zioneer reported on Jun 15 at 19:42 Jerusalem, Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaie warned that any violation of the memorandum's commitments—including ending the war in Lebanon—would trigger Iranian countermeasures. On Jun 20 at 17:51 Jerusalem, Tehran stated that if the US did not enforce the ceasefire, "all understandings will be in danger." Those prior assertions frame the current warning to Gulf states as part of a broader, publicly articulated posture.
What remains open: no strike has been independently verified; no US official has confirmed or denied being hit; no details on the nature or timing of the purported Iranian operation have been provided; and the link between the Iranian retaliation and the explosive drone in Iraq remains officially unconnected. The entire Iranian narrative stands on single-source statements without corroborating evidence.
6 developments
- DevelopingIran's Foreign Ministry accuses Israel of coordinating Lebanon strikes with US, in violation of ceasefire
- DevelopingIran Accuses US and Israel of Breaking Ceasefire, Vows Military-Diplomatic Response
- DevelopingIran fires missiles at US bases in the region; Gulf states activate air defenses
- StrongIran accuses Israel of violating Lebanon ceasefire, demands US intervention
Source and signal
- Internal intake