The Iranian army claimed Thursday morning it launched suicide drones at a Patriot system in Kuwait, an early warning site in Qatar, and US fuel storage tanks in Bahrain, and vowed to continue attacking American targets in response to US aggression. The army's statement referred to the US president as 'insane'.
The Iranian army issued a follow-up statement on Thursday morning, vowing to continue attacking American targets and labeling the US president as 'insane', according to a statement reported by Israeli journalist Sapi Lipkin (N12). This marks the latest escalation in a series of Iranian claims that began overnight, with the army now explicitly threatening further operations and directing personal invective at the US leader.
The thread of Iranian claims began at 04:14 Jerusalem, when journalist Asaf Rosenzweig reported Iranian launches toward Bahrain. Immediately afterward, the IRGC claimed responsibility for strikes on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, naming specific bases and asserting damage and casualties. By 04:14, the Iranian army had also issued its own claims of drone strikes on a Patriot system in Kuwait, an early warning site in Qatar, and fuel tanks in Bahrain. The Zioneer later reported at 09:26 Jerusalem that the army specified using 'suicide drones' to hit those targets. The current statement adds the threat of continued attacks and the personal attack on the US president.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, these claims unfold against a backdrop of regional escalation: earlier this week, Iran claimed drone strikes on the US Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain, and footage showed Patriot interceptors engaging Iranian missiles over southern Bahrain. The Zioneer has also covered US strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliatory barrages on Gulf states.
All of these claims remain unverified by independent sources. No official confirmation has been issued by US Central Command or by the authorities of Kuwait, Qatar, or Bahrain.
14 developments
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- StrongFootage shows Patriot system intercepting Iranian missiles over southern Bahrain
- DevelopingIRGC claims drone strike on Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait
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