Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed Friday it attacked the US Al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, according to an IRGC statement. However, the last American forces withdrew from Syria in April, meaning the base was not under US control at the time of the alleged strike.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed Friday morning that it struck the US Al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, destroying a radar system and helicopters and killing American soldiers. However, the last US forces withdrew from the base in April 2026, according to the Pentagon's announcement at the time. The claim, which emerged at 07:30 Jerusalem, is thus contradicted by the known fact that no US personnel were present at the base.
The IRGC's statement on Al-Tanf is the latest in a series of escalating claims that began at 07:30 Jerusalem when the IRGC first asserted it had struck a US command base in Syria. Minutes later, it claimed to have killed 'many' US troops at a tri-border base in the Syria-Jordan-Iraq area. The specific Al-Tanf claim followed, adding details of destroyed equipment and casualties. The Zioneer's initial report at 07:30 noted that all claims were based on a single Iranian source and remained unverified.
The IRGC has a history of making unverified claims about strikes on US bases across the region, as The Zioneer has reported. Over the past week, it has claimed attacks on bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, none of which have been independently confirmed. The Al-Tanf base, located at the Syria-Iraq-Jordan border, was used by US forces as part of the campaign against ISIS, but the Pentagon announced a full withdrawal in April 2026.
Questions remain open: no independent source has corroborated any aspect of the Al-Tanf claim, and the US withdrawal raises the possibility that the strike—if it occurred—hit a vacant facility. The IRGC has not provided evidence such as imagery or footage.
6 developments
- DevelopingIRGC claims it struck US military facility in Kuwait, attacked vessel near Hormuz
- StrongUS reportedly strikes IRGC headquarters in Saravan, southeast Iran
- DevelopingUS reportedly struck IRGC target in southern Iran's Sirik Island
- StrongIRGC threatens 'swift and decisive' response to US strike near Sirik
Source and signal
- Internal intake