Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims it destroyed eight critical US military infrastructure targets in Kuwait (Ali Al Salem Air Base) and Bahrain (the Fifth Fleet HQ at Salman Port), using a combined missile and drone operation. The IRGC also warned that it will enforce stricter control over Strait of Hormuz passage, threatening harsher action against violating ships. The claims remain unverified by independent sources.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a new statement early Sunday morning claiming it had conducted a "combined missile and drone operation" against eight critical U.S. military infrastructure targets in Kuwait and Bahrain, naming Ali Al Salem Air Base and the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet at Salman Port as among the sites allegedly destroyed. The claim, published by the IRGC at around 03:40 Jerusalem, reframes the narrative as a joint operation, updating earlier, less specific statements from the same morning.
This latest statement is part of a rapid sequence of IRGC assertions over the past 24 hours. As The Zioneer first reported at 03:40 Jerusalem, the IRGC announced a large-scale missile and drone operation against eight U.S. facilities. By 04:48 Jerusalem, the IRGC had identified the Fifth Fleet HQ and Ali Al Salem Air Base as targets. A subsequent bulletin at 09:02 Jerusalem saw the IRGC threaten harsher action against ships, warning that ceasefire violations would halt negotiations. Throughout this thread, the claims have remained based on a single Iranian source, with no independent verification.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, June 10 (05:14 Jerusalem), the IRGC earlier claimed a drone strike on the same Ali al-Salem base. Similarly, on Wednesday, June 10 (10:07 Jerusalem), the IRGC claimed an attack on the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. U.S. officials have previously dismissed such IRGC claims of successful hits as "completely untrue," and CENTCOM has not yet commented on this latest statement.
Independent verification of the claims remains unavailable. U.S. officials have not yet responded to this specific statement, and no independent source has confirmed any damage to the named facilities.
8 developments
- DevelopingFootage from Zanjan appears to show IRGC ballistic missile launches toward US bases in Gulf
- DevelopingIRGC claims ballistic missile strike on US forces departing Bahrain
- StrongIRGC releases footage of solid-fuel missile launch targeting US assets
- StrongIRGC claims it struck five military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain
Source and signal
- Internal intake