Attacks on American air defenses in Kuwait and Jordan have cleared the way for heavier missile and drone barrages, Tehran claims
Iran’s latest round of missile and drone strikes disabled multiple US radar, communications, and air-defense systems in Kuwait, according to Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC which claimed American bases across the region had suffered a “dark night.”
In a series of statements carried by Press TV on Tuesday, the IRGC said its forces targeted several US military installations as part of the latest wave of its Nasr-2 Operation.
The strikes reportedly hit early warning and missile-defense radar, communications and satellite systems, a Patriot air-defense battery, and a hangar housing MQ-9 drones. Several UAVs were also destroyed or severely damaged, according to the IRGC.
”The brave sons of a powerful Iran delivered crushing blows to the desperate enemy, as the dark night continued for US radar and air defense systems across the region,” the force said.
The IRGC described the attacks as a radar-suppression campaign intended to clear the way for “more decisive and heavier waves” of missile and drone strikes against American forces.
The Iranian Army separately claimed that loitering drones had struck three US bases in Kuwait, targeting troop facilities, helicopter parking areas, administrative buildings, and other support infrastructure.
The IRGC also said it had destroyed a US missile-defense radar system and an F-15 fighter inside a shelter at an American base in Jordan.
Tehran later warned that a US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would be treated as an expansion of the war, warning that American interests, as well as those of Washington’s allies and supporters, would then become targets for retaliation.
Neither the US nor Kuwait have confirmed the reported destruction of radar systems, aircraft, or air-defense equipment.
Washington has acknowledged that four American service members were killed during recent Iranian attacks and related incidents in Jordan and Iraq.
However, The New York Times reported on Monday that the Pentagon has withheld information about dozens of troops injured in previously undisclosed strikes. Several helicopters were also damaged, according to the paper.
US officials cited by the NYT and Wall Street Journal have warned that Iranian missiles are becoming increasingly effective at penetrating American defenses due to their speed, maneuverability, and adapted tactics.
In retaliation for renewed American strikes launched as part of the unprovoked US-Israeli war on Iran, the Islamic Republic has carried out near-daily missile and drone attacks on US military facilities across the Middle East since a temporary ceasefire collapsed earlier this month.
