Iran's IRGC claims attacks on US military sites in Kuwait and Jordan

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed it carried out attacks on US military bases in Kuwait and Jordan on Thursday, according to state broadcaster IRIB. The IRGC said it destroyed a large military equipment warehouse, a Patriot air defence system and an MQ-9 drone hangar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

Details of the Attacks

The group also said it struck accommodations used by US personnel and two helicopter hangars at Udairi Camp, "killing and wounding" an unspecified number of American troops and causing heavy damage to helicopters and drones. It also targeted a telecommunications tower in retaliation for US attacks on Iranian communications infrastructure. In Jordan, the IRGC said it destroyed a THAAD missile defence radar, a Patriot system and a C-RAM radar, and set fire to fuel tanks and helicopter facilities.

Regional Escalation

The IRGC addressed the Kuwaiti public, saying its attacks targeted US military sites and did not constitute a violation of Kuwait's sovereignty. The attacks come amid ongoing exchanges between the US and Iran following the breakdown of a Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understanding signed last month.