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Iran claims missile, drone attacks on US targets in Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain
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Iran claims missile, drone attacks on US targets in Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on U.S. military targets in Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
  • The attacks were reportedly in retaliation for a U.S. offensive against Tehran and incidents in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iranian media reported explosions across the country following the U.S. announcement of a new offensive.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has claimed responsibility for a series of missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. military infrastructure in the Middle East, including bases in Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The announcement came after Iranian media reported explosions within Iran following the United States' declaration of a new offensive against Tehran.

with several ballistic missiles, infrastructure and key military facilities in the US air base Prince Hassan, located in Jordan, which caused the 'destruction' of its command and control center, as well as the hangars of MQ9 drones.

— Iran's Revolutionary GuardClaiming responsibility for the attack on the air base in Jordan.

The Revolutionary Guard stated in a communiqué that "several ballistic missiles" were used to strike key military installations at the Prince Hassan air base in Jordan. They claimed the attack destroyed the base's command and control center and MQ9 drone hangars, according to the Tasnim agency. The Guard asserted that this action followed a U.S. move, "imposing its will on the government of the Sultanate of Oman," which led to "several vessels creating an illegal route south of the Strait of Hormuz," an action Iran's Navy reportedly intercepted.

Further claims included missile attacks on the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, destroying its fighter jet maintenance and repair center and command center. Iran's Army also reported using "destructive drones" against a Patriot missile system in Kuwait, as well as a U.S. ammunition depot and radar station in the same country. Another wave of drone attacks reportedly targeted U.S. Army communication systems and radar stations in Bahrain.

imposing its will on the government of the Sultanate of Oman, several vessels created an illegal route south of the Strait of Hormuz, which was stopped by the firm response of the Iranian Navy.

— Iran's Revolutionary GuardExplaining the context for the missile attacks.

These actions were framed by the Revolutionary Guard as a response to a prior U.S. airstrike on "several coastal bases and telecommunication antennas on the southern coast" of Iran. Iranian media had earlier reported unspecified explosions across Iran. The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) had previously announced the commencement of a new round of attacks against Iran in retaliation for Tehran's bombardment of a Cyprus-flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, which resulted in a missing crew member.

launched an airstrike against several coastal bases and telecommunication antennas on the southern coast of Iran.

— Iran's Revolutionary GuardStating the reason for their retaliatory attacks.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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