IRGC strikes US-run al-Kharj air base in wave 51 of retaliation

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced the execution of the 51st wave of Operation True Promise 4, launching missile strikes against US military installations across the region in retaliation for ongoing American-Israeli aggression against the country.

The IRGC announced the latest wave was carried out using a combination of liquid-fuel and solid-fuel missiles against US terrorist army forces at the Al Kharj Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

According to the IRGC statement, Al Kharj base served as the "origin of aggressions against the Islamic homeland," functioning as the staging ground for US F-35 and F-16 fighter jets involved in attacks on Iran.

The base also houses fuel supply aircraft and serves as the main hub for American AWACS surveillance planes.

Concurrently, the spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters confirmed that the fiftieth wave of the operation struck multiple US terrorist army bases.

They include the Al Dhafra Air Base and Fujairah in the UAE, Jufair in Bahrain, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, Al Azraq Air Base in Jordan, as well as early warning radar systems positioned throughout the region that served as protective shields for the Zionist regime.

The spokesman stated that these precise strikes were carried out by explosive and precision-strike drones operated by the brave Aerospace Force of the IRGC.

"Our lethal drones are pursuing, point by point, the hiding places of terrorist soldiers of the US army in the region," the spokesman stated. "After gathering intelligence, they will precisely target every single American terrorist in the region."

118 enemy drones destroyed

On air defense achievements, the spokesman announced that over the past hours, Iranian air defense forces successfully intercepted and shot down four additional enemy drones before they could execute their operations.

This brings the total number of enemy drones shot down since the beginning of the imposed war to 118.

Warning against US-linked industrial sites

In a separate statement, the IRGC Public Relations department warned civilians that the defeated American-Zionist enemy, having reached a dead end in confronting Iran’s armed forces, has resorted to cowardly attacks on civilian industries.

“Over the past 48 hours, the enemy has targeted civilian factories in the country, and unfortunately, a number of dear workers who were engaged in production and earning lawful sustenance were martyred while fasting,” the statement read.

The IRGC issued a firm warning to the “defeated American regime” to evacuate “all US industrial facilities in the region”.

The force also called o

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n residents living near industrial factories in which Americans hold shares to temporarily evacuate those areas to avoid potential harm.

Separately, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on Saturday for neighbouring countries to expel US forces from the Middle East.

The US security umbrella in the region "has proven to be full of holes and inviting rather than deterring trouble," the top diplomat posted on X, adding that Iran called on its neighbors "to expel foreign aggressors".

The scale of US-Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure has been extensive.

The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society reported that over 24,500 civilian facilities across Iran have been damaged in US and Israeli strikes, including nearly 20,000 residential units, 4,500 commercial facilities, and 69 schools, with 154 individuals killed and nearly 200 teachers and students wounded.

The ongoing Operation True Promise 4 was launched in response to the February 28 US-Israeli aggression against Iran, which resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties and targeted schools, hospitals, and mosques.

Since then, Iran has conducted waves of retaliatory strikes against American bases throughout the region and Israeli targets deep within the occupied territories.

The IRGC has utilized a full arsenal of weaponry in these operations, including Qadr, Emad, Kheibar Shekan, Fattah hypersonic missiles, and Khorramshahr-4 missiles equipped with one-ton and two-ton warheads.

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