Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced early Monday that it had launched a series of targeted military attacks against two major military bases located within Kuwait. The official statement from the elite Iranian military branch marks a severe escalation in the ongoing direct confrontation between Iranian forces and the United States military in the region.
According to the details provided by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the offensive operations were highly effective. The military organization claimed that its forces had completely destroyed critical infrastructure at the installations, specifically naming the total destruction of fuel storage tanks and advanced Patriot air defense systems situated at the Ali Al-Salem Air Base. Furthermore, the statement asserted that Iranian strikes successfully neutralized a highly strategic FPS radar system operating at the Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, which serves as a vital component of regional surveillance and defense coordination.
The aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly carried out these specific strikes during what they classified as the third phase of a broader, ongoing campaign. Iranian military leadership has officially described this retaliatory campaign as an eye-for-an-eye operation, which was explicitly launched in direct response to recent United States military actions and strikes directed against targets inside Iran. The military command emphasized that this retaliatory operation was actively continuing and that further actions could be expected.
In conjunction with the announcement of the strikes, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a stern warning to Washington regarding its naval and aerial presence in the region. The group stated that Iran would absolutely not tolerate continued foreign military interference or involvement in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing their intent to enforce total sovereignty over the strategic maritime waterway.
As the attacks unfolded, Kuwait’s military command confirmed that its territory was under active engagement. The General Staff of Kuwait released a statement announcing that the nation's air defense systems were actively engaging hostile aerial targets detected deep inside Kuwaiti airspace. Addressing the panic caused by the engagement, the military clarified that the loud explosions heard across various sectors of the country were the direct result of these air defense units intercepting the incoming hostile attacks. Kuwaiti authorities strongly urged the public to remain calm and strictly adhere to all official safety and security instructions.
This rapid sequence of events came to light shortly before the United States Central Command, also known as CENTCOM, announced that its own latest wave of offensive military attacks against Iran had concluded. The exchange highlights the severe volatility in the region, where tensions have continuously spiraled out of control due to back-and-forth military strikes between American and Iranian forces.
Prior to Monday's developments, Iran had already announced on Sunday that it launched an expansive wave of attacks targeting various United States military sites located across multiple nations, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, and Oman, as retaliation for prior American strikes. In response, CENTCOM defended the actions of the United States, stating that its retaliatory strikes were intended to systematically degrade Iran’s operational capability to launch attacks against civilian mariners and international commercial vessels transiting the crucial Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM later confirmed that its precision munitions had successfully struck dozens of targets across multiple locations in Iran to safeguard maritime traffic.
