Iran claims strikes on U.S. military sites in Oman, Syria, Jordan

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday, July 17, that its forces had destroyed U.S. military radar facilities in Oman and a special operations command center in Syria. The IRGC stated that these actions were in retaliation for recent U.S. airstrikes near the Iranian city of Iranshahr, which reportedly killed at least seven Iranian military personnel.

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This morning, IRGC naval forces targeted and destroyed a maritime monitoring radar in the Salamah region, as well as a U.S. monitoring radar on Ghanam Island, Oman, in the 13th wave of Operation Nasr-2.

According to an IRGC statement, naval forces targeted and destroyed a maritime monitoring radar in Salamah and a U.S. monitoring radar on Ghanam Island in Oman as part of "Operation Nasr-2." The statement also claimed that a surprise counter-attack targeted a U.S. special operations command center in At Tanf, southwestern Syria, destroying radar systems, special operations helicopters, and personnel.

Furthermore, the IRGC reported launching ballistic missiles and drones that destroyed several U.S. refueling aircraft and fighter jets stationed in Jordan. This escalation follows a period of heightened tensions, despite a memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the U.S. in mid-June to end military conflicts.

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The operation was a form of retaliation for the U.S. airstrikes near the city of Iranshahr in southeastern Iran.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) had previously claimed its strikes were a response to Iranian actions against commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran, however, asserted that the U.S. should not interfere with shipping traffic management in the Strait, which it considers its prerogative.

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The U.S. does not need to interfere with the regulation of ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which is Iran's authority.