Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in Jordan and Bahrain, stating operations against Washington are ongoing. The IRGC also claimed to have intercepted a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
The coordinated missile and drone attacks by Iran on US military facilities in multiple Gulf countries and the subsequent condemnations by Oman and Qatar signal a significant escalation of regional tensions.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for a series of missile and drone attacks targeting US military facilities across several Gulf countries, including Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The IRGC stated it fired ballistic missiles at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base, destroying a fighter aircraft maintenance centre and a command-and-control centre, though Qatar's Ministry of Defence reported intercepting a missile attack targeting the country. The IRGC also claimed to have struck logistics and refuelling platforms at Oman's Port of Duqm used by US aircraft carriers. Iran's army further alleged drone attacks on a Patriot air defence system, ammunition depot, and radar sites in Kuwait, as well as a communications system and radar site in Bahrain. Additionally, the IRGC announced it had intercepted a second "offending vessel" in the Strait of Hormuz and warned of more severe responses to continued "aggression" by the US and Israel. The Omani government strongly condemned the attack on its territory, with state media reporting the Sultanate's denunciation just hours after hosting Iran's foreign minister. Qatar condemned the attacks on its territory and neighbors, calling them a 'dangerous escalation.'