Iran ‘targeted’ US base in response to new strikes – IRGC
Drones and missiles were intercepted over Kuwait on Thursday, the kingdom’s authorities said
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week.
The latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas, which is home to a naval base. In a statement to the media, a US official said American forces had shot down four Iranian kamikaze drones that “posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz” and had also struck a ground control station in Bandar Abbas that “was about to launch a fifth drone.”
The official described the actions as “measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire.”
Hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said. Open-source analysts suggested online that the projectiles may have been heading toward Ali Al Salem Air Base near the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border.
The IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport. “The aggressor bears full responsibility for the consequences,” the statement said.
The hostilities followed US “self-defense” strikes on Iranian naval vessels and sites in the southern Hormozgan province on Monday. Tehran denounced those attacks as a gross violation of the ceasefire reached on April 8.
Although US officials indicated this week that the sides were close to reaching a preliminary peace agreement, there are no signs that either Washington or Tehran is willing to compromise. Both countries have accused each other of setting unacceptable terms.
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In other words drones and missiles were intercepted over Kuwait on Thursday, the kingdom’s authorities. Curious to see how this develops.
The fact that the latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas, which is home to a naval base really puts things into perspective.
If the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
When you look at hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said, the implications are hard to ignore.
Reading that the latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas, which is home to a naval base — hard to argue with the logic there.
So the bottom line is the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport. Wonder how this will land.
When you look at iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week, the implications are hard to ignore.
Considering the latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas, which is home to a naval base, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Basically iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The bigger issue here is the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport. That changes the calculation.
Hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said. Meanwhile the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport.
What stands out is the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Reading that hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said — hard to argue with the logic there.
In other words drones and missiles were intercepted over Kuwait on Thursday, the kingdom’s authorities. Curious to see how this develops.
The fact that the latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas, which is home to a naval base really puts things into perspective.
If the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
When you look at hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said, the implications are hard to ignore.
Reading that the latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas, which is home to a naval base — hard to argue with the logic there.
So the bottom line is the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport. Wonder how this will land.
When you look at iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week, the implications are hard to ignore.
Considering the latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas, which is home to a naval base, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Basically iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The bigger issue here is the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport. That changes the calculation.
Hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said. Meanwhile the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport.
What stands out is the IRGC later released a statement saying it had “targeted” a US base involved in the earlier strike on a site near Bandar Abbas Airport. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Reading that hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said — hard to argue with the logic there.
So the bottom line is drones and missiles were intercepted over Kuwait on Thursday, the kingdom’s authorities. Wonder how this will land.
Think about it: hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said. That speaks volumes.