Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement claiming it struck four US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for American airstrikes that followed the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to the IRGC statement circulated via Iranian media and Telegram channels. The IRGC identified the targets as Camp Arifjan and Ali al-Salem Airbase in Kuwait, and Al-Jufair and Sheikh Isa Airbase in Bahrain, and warned of expanding strikes if further US aggression occurs. The claims are unverified by independent sources.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement at 08:27 Jerusalem on Thursday, identifying four specific US military bases it claims to have struck in the latest wave of retaliatory attacks. The named targets are Camp Arifjan and Ali al-Salem Airbase in Kuwait, and Al-Jufair and Sheikh Isa Airbase in Bahrain. This follows an earlier IRGC statement at 07:57 that claimed the attacks caused damage and casualties, and is the most detailed accounting of the claimed targets so far.
The IRGC’s claims have evolved through the morning. At 04:14 Jerusalem, journalist Asaf Rosenzweig (N12) reported Iranian launches toward Bahrain. Minutes later, IRGC statements claimed responsibility for striking bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, initially citing three targets, then four, and by 04:14 it had also threatened additional strikes if US operations expanded. The claims were first reported by Reuters and Iranian media, but all remain unverified by independent sources. The 07:57 statement added a claim of damage and casualties, and the 08:27 statement now provides specific base names.
The attacks are framed as retaliation for US airstrikes on Iranian coastal provinces and bridges near the city of Mashhad, which occurred after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as The Zioneer reported. Earlier US strikes targeted Iranian air defense systems and radar sites, and a US strike on an IRGC base in Zahedan was reported overnight. Iran’s response has been a multi-front wave of strikes against US bases in the Gulf, with sirens also reported in Qatar.
Independent verification of the strikes remains pending. No confirmation has been received from US Central Command, the Kuwaiti, or Bahraini authorities. The extent of damage and casualties, if any, is unknown.
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