WANA (Jun 28) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it carried out a joint missile and drone operation in response to what it described as recent U.S. attacks on Iranian territory.

 

In a statement, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force and Navy launched ballistic missiles and drones between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. local time, targeting what it described as eight key U.S. military facilities, including the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Salman Port, Bahrain. The IRGC claimed the targets were destroyed.

 

According to the statement, the operation was launched after the United States allegedly attacked five Iranian coastal positions earlier in the day, which Tehran said was carried out under the pretext of responding to an encounter involving an alleged non-compliant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

 

The IRGC also stated that, under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, Iran is responsible for regulating maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz and warned that vessels violating the agreed procedures would face stronger enforcement measures.

 

The statement further warned that any future attacks by the United States, regardless of their scale or justification, would be met with what it described as a “crushing response.” It also noted that any violation of the ceasefire would breach the first clause of the Islamabad agreement and could lead to the suspension of all related processes.