The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday morning that all American bases in the region are now 'legitimate targets' and claimed a coordinated missile-and-drone attack on US installations in Bahrain, Kuwait, and the downing of an MQ-9 Reaper drone. The declaration follows overnight US strikes on Iranian targets and expands on earlier IRGC claims of 85 targets struck. The claims are unverified by independent sources.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps this morning expanded its threat posture dramatically, declaring all American military installations in the region "legitimate targets" and claiming a new wave of missile-and-drone strikes on US facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, including the downing of an MQ-9 Reaper drone. The escalation, reported at 09:16 Jerusalem, comes just hours after the IRGC's initial claim at 06:44 Jerusalem of striking 85 US targets in the same Gulf states—a claim that local authorities said was largely intercepted.
The thread of reports began at 06:44 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported the IRGC's assertion of 85 military sites hit across Bahrain and Kuwait, along with the downing of an MQ-9 drone (version 1). Minutes later, Israeli media outlet N12 corroborated the IRGC's claim (version 2). At the same time, Bahrain and Kuwait issued official statements confirming their air defense systems had intercepted most of the threats (version 3). A subsequent report from Abu Ali Express at 06:44 Jerusalem repeated the IRGC claim, specifying the drone downing (version 4). The Zioneer later published a bulletin at 08:19 Jerusalem summarizing the IRGC's 85-target claim. Across these reports, the source of the claims remained exclusively Iranian, with no independent verification of damage or interceptions.
The Zioneer has previously reported on a series of IRGC assertions since the US raids. On June 10 at 04:43 Jerusalem, the IRGC claimed it struck the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain with suicide drones. A broader claim on June 11 at 10:10 Jerusalem named five specific bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. US officials dismissed earlier Iranian claims of 21 successful hits as "completely untrue" (June 10, 10:07 Jerusalem). This pattern of unverified claims frames the latest declaration as part of an ongoing information campaign.
The new IRGC statement—declaring all US bases legitimate targets and alleging fresh strikes—remains entirely unverified. US officials have not yet commented. The claimed downing of the MQ-9 Reaper and the extent of any damage to the named installations in Bahrain and Kuwait cannot be independently confirmed.
5 developments
- StrongIRGC claims it struck five military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain
- DevelopingIRGC says it struck US Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain with suicide drones
- DevelopingIRGC claims ballistic missile strike on US forces departing Bahrain
- DevelopingIRGC claims 18 American military targets hit in two overnight strike waves
Source and signal
- Internal intake