IRGC: US command center, airbase in Jordan crushed with 10 missiles
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says it has struck a US command and control center in West Asia and the al-Azraq airbase in Jordan with 10 ballistic missiles, in a second wave of retaliation for American strikes on Iranian territory.
The IRGC Aerospace Force carried out the attacks at 14:20 local time on Thursday. The strikes came hours after Iran's initial retaliatory operations against US targets in Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday and Thursday.
"In our previous statement, we said that any repetition of aggression would expand our response to other enemy bases in the region," the IRGC said in a statement.
"In this second phase, we have made good on that threat against the aggressions of the child-killing American military."
The statement said, "The enemy's command and control center in West Asia and the al-Azraq airbase in Jordan were crushed with 10 ballistic missiles."
The al-Azraq base is a key facility used by American forces in Jordan. The IRGC statement warned that further attacks would follow if US aggression continued.
"Should the terrorist US military repeat its aggression, the remaining US bases in the region will not be spared from our heavy fire," the IRGC statement said.
The missile barrage follows a significant escalation in the confrontation between Tehran and Washington, which began when US forces carried out illegal and unprovoked attacks on its coastal areas on Wednesday and Thursday.
Iranian media reported explosions in multiple areas, including Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Konarak, Chabahar, and Mahshahr, with strikes also hitting a railway line connecting Tehran to Mashhad and bridges in eastern Iran.
Iranian officials said at least 14 Iranian servicemen and civilians were martyred and 78 others wounded in the terrorist US attacks.
In response, the IRGC launched a crushing retaliation, striking 85 US military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday. Key facilities hit included Port Salman, the US Fifth Fleet's area in Bahrain, Camp Arifjan, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, and bases in Bahrain's Juffair and Sheikh Isa.
The IRGC also said it shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone that attempted to interfere with its operations.
Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, made clear the Islamic Republic's position: "If you strike, you will be struck back. The Strait of Hormuz will be reopened only under Iranian arrangements, not through US threats."
The IRGC has demonstrated that its missile capabilities are precise and capable of reaching deep into enemy territory. The destruction of the al-Azraq base, a critical hub for US and coalition operations in the region, marks a significant escalation in Iran's military response.
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