Wave 99: IRGC pounds US petchem sites, vows 'no restraint’ if Iranian infrastructure hit

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has pounded US-owned petrochemical sites in the Wave 99 of its sweeping retaliatory strikes, warning the invading US-Zionist coalition and its regional partners that any further attacks on Iranian infrastructure will be met with zero restraint.

The operation was carried out by the IRGC's Naval and Aerospace forces starting at dawn today, according to the official statement. 

Utilizing the holy code "Ya Fatimah al-Zahra (SA)," the sweeping attack was dedicated to the Jewish and Christian martyrs of imposed wars, the statement noted. 

The retaliatory strikes were launched in direct response to the enemy's crimes and its aggression against the Asaluyeh petrochemical power plants and related facilities, the statement read. 

During the operation, Iranian forces targeted US bases and interests in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, as well as military gathering centers and command-and-control hubs in the occupied Palestinian territories, using ballistic and cruise missiles alongside suicide drones, according to the statement.

In the first phase of the attacks, the largest petrochemical complexes owned by American companies—including Sadara, ExxonMobil, and Dow Chemical—located in the Jubail region of Saudi Arabia were successfully targeted, the statement reported. 

A large petrochemical complex belonging to the American company Chevron Phillips, situated in Ju'aymah, Saudi Arabia, was also effectively struck by medium-range missiles and suicide drones, the statement added.

Furthermore, a container ship belonging to the Zionist regime was hit with precision in a combined intelligence and missile operation, the statement read. The vessel was attempting to use the Khor Fakkan port in the United Arab Emirates to transport military equipment overland to the Zionist regime without passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the statement. 

The destruction of this ship serves as a stark warning to any vessels attempting to cooperate with the Zionist regime and the United States in any capacity, the statement emphasized.

Iranian forces also targeted the position of the American terrorist aircraft carrier strike group "CVN 72" deep in the Indian Ocean, utilizing long-range naval cruise missiles, the statement declared.

"The foolish leaders of America, who have poured all their interests at the feet of the Zionists, do not even possess the power to calculate what critical assets of theirs are within the crosshairs of our warriors in retaliation for the attack on our infrastructure," the statement read.

"The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps once again declares that if the terrorist army of America crosses the red lines, our response will be beyond the region," the statement warned. "We have not been the initiators of attacks on civilian targets and will not be; however, we will not hesitate to retaliate in kind against the vicious aggressions on civilian facilities," the statement added.

"We will deal with the infrastructure of America and its partners in such a way that America and its allies will be deprived of the region's oil and gas for years," the statement threatened.

"The regional partners of America must also know that until today, out of good neighborliness, we have exercised immense restraint and maintained considerations in selecting targets for retaliation, but from now on, all these considerations have been removed," the IRGC added. 

The warning comes as US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday after failing to achieve objectives following 40 days of aggression against Iran. 

The United States and Israel launched their criminal aggression against Iran on February 28 by assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution 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.

Iran’s successful retaliatory strikes have inflicted heavy losses on Washington and Tel Aviv and demonstrated the futility of their military posturing.
 

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