IRGC vows severe retaliation if US, Israeli aggression against civilian infrastructure continues

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned that any further attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran’s civilian infrastructure would trigger even more forceful retaliatory attacks on enemy targets.

The IRGC’s Public Relations Department said in a Sunday statement that the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force “set fire” to enemy targets in the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait during the 96th wave of Operation True Promise 4 on Sunday morning.

The retaliatory strikes, it said, came in response to the enemies’ violent attacks on the B1 Bridge in Karaj and the Mahshahr petrochemical plants.

In addition to this morning’s strikes against specific military targets, the IRGC said that more intense attacks will follow.

“By this morning, the first phase of the response to this blatant aggression was carried out as follows.”

The forces carried out heavy attacks on the refinery supplying fuel for Israeli fighter jets in Haifa. The attack caused significant damage to key sections of the facility.

Gas facilities operated by Exxon Mobil and Chevron in the UAE were also targeted, together with a US-owned petrochemical facility in Al Ruwais.

Reports said the attack triggered a large fire at the facility, which produces fuel-related materials for the US armed forces and military products for Israel.

A heavy drone attack on the US-owned Sitrah petrochemical facility in Bahrain also caused a large fire and significant damage to key parts of the site, according to the statement. The facility is involved in producing petroleum derivatives used by the US military.

Retaliatory strikes were also carried out on the US-owned Shuaiba petrochemical facility in Kuwait. The attack caused a major fire and led to a complete shutdown of the complex.

“What happened today,” the IRGC said, “was only the first phase of our response” to the enemies’ attacks on the country’s civilian infrastructure.

“The enemy has failed on land, sea, and in the security domain, and its aerial capabilities have also been challenged by the loss of multiple aircraft and drones,” it added.

In an attempt to cover up their repeated failures, the two enemies have now “resorted to targeting civilian objectives.”

“If attacks on civilian facilities are repeated, the next phase of the operation will be more intense and broader in scope,” the IRGC warned.

The IRGC also vowed that the US will ultimately have to pay compensation for the destruction caused by the attacks, and that US taxpayers would have to bear the cost.

The United States and Israel launched a joint military aggression against the Islamic Republic on February 28 by assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders.

The enemies have deliberately targeted Iran’s civilian infrastructure and energy facilities, killing hundreds of Iranian people.

On Wednesday, US airstrikes deliberately targeted the Karaj-Tehran B1 Bridge, a major civilian transportation artery connecting Tehran to its western suburbs.

The attack, openly acknowledged by US President Donald Trump in a public social media statement, was followed on Saturday by deliberate strikes on the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone in Khuzestan.

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