IRGC claims it hit three US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, threatens more if US expands attacks

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it struck two American bases in Kuwait and a third in Bahrain, according to a Reuters report. The IRGC also threatened to target additional bases if the United States escalates its operations. The claims are unverified.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tonight threatened to strike additional American bases if the United States expands its operations, according to a Reuters report at 05:30 Jerusalem. The threat followed an earlier Reuters report at 05:27 Jerusalem in which the IRGC claimed it had struck two US bases in Kuwait and a third in Bahrain — the same claim now accompanied by the new escalation warning.

The IRGC’s latest statements are part of a rapid sequence of claims since 04:14 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported that Iran was striking targets in five Gulf states and Jordan. At 04:14 Jerusalem, the IRGC claimed its missile and drone operation had destroyed infrastructure at four specific bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Minutes later, at 04:14 Jerusalem, Reuters reported the IRGC’s claim of hitting two Kuwaiti bases and one in Bahrain. The IRGC’s claims have been consistently unverified: no independent source, including the US military, has confirmed damage to any American base.

The IRGC’s claims are the latest in a broader pattern of unverified assertions over the past 24 hours. As The Zioneer reported on Thursday, the IRGC claimed it had struck 18 American military targets overnight and separately listed five bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The United States, meanwhile, conducted strikes on an IRGC ground forces base in Zahedan early Thursday, as The Zioneer reported at 00:26 Jerusalem. The IRGC has also threatened to strike US forces operating from Israel.

No independent confirmation of any IRGC strike on US bases has been provided. The scope and effectiveness of the attacks remain unverified by the US military or other credible sources.

7 developments

1. 2 minutes ago · 06:48 · 9 JulLatest

   IRGC claims responsibility for the overnight strikes on Bahrain.

2. 06:33 · 9 Jul

   Journalist Asaf Rosenzweig reports additional Iranian launches toward Bahrain.

3. 05:54 · 9 Jul

   Air raid sirens reported in Qatar.

• Strong10:10 · 11 JunIRGC claims it struck five military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain
• Developing11:42 · 28 JunIRGC releases footage of retaliatory missiles fired toward Bahrain and Kuwait
• Developing02:45 · 28 JunIran launches new attack on Bahrain, reports say
• Developing08:33 · 10 JunIRGC claims ballistic missile strike on US forces departing Bahrain

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