Iran launched what it described as an "eye-for-an-eye" military operation against the United States on Monday, targeting American military facilities across the Gulf after fresh US strikes hit Iranian military infrastructure over the weekend.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, destroyed radar systems in Oman, and hit fuel and ammunition depots at Jordan's Prince Hassan Air Base. The attacks came after the US military said it had targeted Iranian air defence systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and naval assets on Sunday using aircraft, warships and drones.
The renewed hostilities have also intensified the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying it has once again closed the strategic waterway, sending global oil prices higher and raising fresh concerns over energy supplies. The developments have cast doubt on last month's interim US-Iran agreement aimed at reopening the strait and pursuing further negotiations.
Iran targets US military facilities across Gulf
The Revolutionary Guards said the operation was launched in direct retaliation for the latest US strikes, claiming to have attacked American military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait while also targeting radar installations in Oman and military infrastructure in Jordan.
The Guards claimed their aerospace forces destroyed fuel tanks, Patriot air defence systems at Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base and a strategic FPS radar at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base.
Over the weekend, Iran also claimed responsibility for attacks on US-linked military assets in Jordan, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. Separately, Iran's army said on Monday that its air defences shot down a US-made LUCAS one-way attack drone over Bandar Abbas, releasing footage that it said showed the interception.
