Iran's IRGC claims it targeted US command center in Syria

Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed on Friday they attacked a U.S. special operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria. State media reported the action was in retaliation for the killing of Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr.

Reuters could not independently verify the claim. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian government or the U.S. military. The U.S. military had previously stated in February that it completed a withdrawal from the al-Tanf base, which is located at the tri-border confluence of Syria, Jordan, and Iraq.

Syria has aimed to avoid entanglement in the regional conflict affecting neighboring countries. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa stated in March that his country would remain outside any conflict unless directly targeted. The Guards also asserted that Iran maintained full control of the Strait of Hormuz and would halt oil and gas exports through the waterway for as long as U.S. attacks continued.