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Iran's IRGC claims destroying 3 US F-35 jets in Jordan

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have destroyed three U.S. F-35 fighter jets at the Azraq Air Base in Jordan.
  • The IRGC stated the attack was retaliation for a prior U.S. strike on residential homes in Qeshm Island, southern Iran, which reportedly killed a family.
  • The IRGC also sent a message to the Jordanian people, vowing continued struggle against American presence in Muslim lands.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Thursday that it successfully struck and destroyed three U.S. F-35 fighter jets at Jordan's Azraq Air Base. The IRGC claimed the missiles hit aircraft parking areas and maintenance hangars used by U.S. forces on Wednesday, causing severe damage to three other aircraft as well.

We will punish the aggressor today.

— IRGC StatementAnnouncing the retaliatory strike against U.S. forces.

According to a statement from the IRGC's Public Relations Department, the strike was a direct response to an earlier U.S. attack that targeted homes on Qeshm Island in southern Iran. The IRGC asserted that the U.S. aggression killed a father, mother, and one child, while two other children were injured. "We will punish the aggressor today," the statement read, adding, "There is no place in our region for forces that kill children and brutally massacre innocent families while they sleep in the middle of the night."

The IRGC further stated that the operation was prompted by alleged U.S. use of the Jordanian base to launch bunker-buster bombs against two residential homes on Qeshm Island. The statement included a message to the Jordanian people, acknowledging their public support and the stance of some political and social figures against the United States. "Our struggle, with you, will continue until the last American occupier is expelled from Muslim lands," the IRGC declared.

There is no place in our region for forces that kill children and brutally massacre innocent families while they sleep in the middle of the night.

— IRGC StatementJustifying the strike as a response to civilian casualties.

Iranian state television had previously reported that the missile attack on the Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Jordan utilized intelligence gathered after additional U.S. A-10 attack aircraft and F-15 fighter jets were deployed to the base. Iranian media described the IRGC Aerospace Force's action as a "surprise operation" that destroyed predetermined targets, emphasizing that U.S. military movements in the region are under close surveillance.

Our struggle, with you, will continue until the last American occupier is expelled from Muslim lands.

— IRGC StatementAddressing the Jordanian people and vowing continued resistance.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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