Key facts
- Iran's IRGC claimed to have targeted US maritime surveillance and long-range air surveillance radar systems in Oman.
- The IRGC stated these actions were retaliatory for recent US attacks on southern Iran.
- The IRGC also claimed to have struck US military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
- Two oil tankers exploded after passing through a mined route south of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Omani authorities have not confirmed the IRGC's claims.
- The IRGC warned countries hosting US forces to prepare for retaliation.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have targeted and destroyed US maritime surveillance and long-range air surveillance radar systems in Oman, stating the actions were retaliatory for recent US attacks on southern Iran. The IRGC also claimed to have struck US military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait. Separately, Iran's state TV reported that two oil tankers exploded and caught fire after passing through a mined route south of the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC warned countries hosting US military forces to prepare for a 'corresponding response', urging them to move citizens away from potential military targets. The Guard stated these countries were being used as 'launchpads for aggression against Iran'. Iranian officials reported at least eight civilians were killed in US strikes in Hormuzgan province on Friday. Omani authorities have not confirmed the IRGC's claims regarding attacks on radar systems within the Sultanate.