According to the Arabic Desk, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps utilized advanced ballistic missiles including Qader, Emad, Kheibar Shekan, Fateh-110, and Zulfiqar in this morning's wave of attacks on Gulf states. The report provides the first detailed breakdown of the weaponry used in the strikes, which the IRGC earlier claimed targeted US assets.
Sunday afternoon, the Arabic Desk reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used Qader, Emad, Kheibar Shekan, Fateh-110, and Zulfiqar ballistic missiles in its morning wave of strikes on Gulf states. The report, attributed to a single source, provides a detailed breakdown of the weaponry used in the attacks, which the IRGC has stated were directed at US assets in the region. The account aligns with the IRGC's own footage released earlier Sunday.
The IRGC's own account of the missile types emerged earlier Sunday. At 06:58 Jerusalem, the IRGC released footage of overnight ballistic missile launches, showing the same missile types: Ghadr (also known as Qader), Emad, Kheibar Shekan, Fateh-110, and Zulfiqar. That footage followed a series of earlier IRGC statements and videos claiming strikes on US logistics hubs in Oman, a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar. The Arabic Desk's report now corroborates the missile types from a separate source.
The Kheibar Shekan and Fateh-110 missiles have been used in previous IRGC operations. As The Zioneer reported on June 10, the IRGC claimed to have used Kheibar Shekan missiles to strike warehouses housing F-35 fighter jets in Jordan, a claim that remains unverified. The current strikes are part of a broader wave of Iranian attacks against US assets across the region, which the IRGC has described as retaliation for US operations.
The Arabic Desk's report is based on a single source and has not been independently verified. No details on the scale of the attacks, the number of missiles launched, or the damage inflicted were provided. The claims of strikes on specific targets in Oman, Qatar, and the Strait of Hormuz also remain unconfirmed.
9 developments
- StrongIRGC claims it used Kheibar Shekan missiles to strike F-35 warehouses in Jordan, Fars agency reports
- StrongIRGC releases footage of solid-fuel missile launch targeting US assets
- DevelopingIRGC fast boat shot down US helicopter with missile, Arabic desk reports
- StrongIran's army and Revolutionary Guard claim strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar
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