The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched a massive retaliatory missile and drone offensive against critical US military installations in Bahrain including the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet and an American-operated outpost in Jordan, marking a sharp escalation in Tehran’s response to what it terms continued American violations.
In a series of three consecutive statements issued on Tuesday, the IRGC detailed the scale and precision of the operation. The IRGC Navy initiated the reprisal with pinpoint strikes against multiple strategic targets in Bahrain, including several weapons support depots, a satellite communications center, US troop accommodation facilities, and an array of military radar systems all of which, the Corps confirmed, were completely destroyed.
In its subsequent statement, the IRGC reported that its Aerospace Force had executed coordinated missile and drone assaults directly on the US Fifth Fleet’s headquarters. The barrage set the base’s fuel storage facilities engulfed in flames and systematically dismantled the installation’s air-defense architecture. According to the Corps, the strikes obliterated a Patriot radar system, the Fleet’s primary air-control radar, and a C-RAM early warning radar system.
Ballistic Missiles Strike Jordan-Based Outpost
A third statement confirmed that ballistic missiles had also been fired at a key American facility and staging area at an airbase in Jordan. The IRGC identified the outpost as a launchpad for hostile actions against Iran, specifically citing its involvement in a February attack that resulted in a massacre at a school in southern Iran. “The American criminals have now been held accountable for their actions,” the Corps declared. In a deliberate distinction, the IRGC firmly underscored that the reprisal is in no way directed against the Jordanian nation or its sovereignty.
The IRGC emphasized that these strikes come as a direct consequence of unabated US violations against Iranian territory—a pattern of aggression that has persisted since April 7, when US President Donald Trump announced a unilateral ceasefire during the recent American-Israeli campaign against the Islamic Republic. Tehran maintains that these infringements have continued unabated even after the signing of a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding last month, the very first clause of which explicitly mandates a cessation of hostilities on all fronts.
Compounding the tensions, Washington has been actively attempting to subvert Tehran’s designated maritime corridor for safe and legal passage through the Strait of Hormuz by seeking to illegally escort trespassing vessels. In response to this persistent brinkmanship, Iran’s Armed Forces have staged uncompromising retaliation against each instance of violation, including those supporting unauthorized naval movements in the strait.
Earlier this month, Tehran officially scaled up its retaliation doctrine, enacting a strict “two-to-one” policy—vowing to strike at least two enemy targets for every Iranian target hit by the adversary, a clear signal that its military response is entering a more forceful and unrelenting phase.
Decisive Retaliation: IRGC Unleashes Devastating Missile Strikes on US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and Key Jordanian Airbase
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched a massive retaliatory missile and drone offensive against critical US military installations in Bahrain including the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet and an American-operated outpost in Jordan, marking a sharp escalation in Tehran’s response to what it terms continued American violations.
In a series of three consecutive statements issued on Tuesday, the IRGC detailed the scale and precision of the operation. The IRGC Navy initiated the reprisal with pinpoint strikes against multiple strategic targets in Bahrain, including several weapons support depots, a satellite communications center, US troop accommodation facilities, and an array of military radar systems—all of which, the Corps confirmed, were completely destroyed.
In its subsequent statement, the IRGC reported that its Aerospace Force had executed coordinated missile and drone assaults directly on the US Fifth Fleet’s headquarters. The barrage set the base’s fuel storage facilities engulfed in flames and systematically dismantled the installation’s air-defense architecture. According to the Corps, the strikes obliterated a Patriot radar system, the Fleet’s primary air-control radar, and a C-RAM early warning radar system.
Ballistic Missiles Strike Jordan-Based Outpost
A third statement confirmed that ballistic missiles had also been fired at a key American facility and staging area at an airbase in Jordan. The IRGC identified the outpost as a launchpad for hostile actions against Iran, specifically citing its involvement in a February attack that resulted in a massacre at a school in southern Iran. “The American criminals have now been held accountable for their actions,” the Corps declared. In a deliberate distinction, the IRGC firmly underscored that the reprisal is in no way directed against the Jordanian nation or its sovereignty.
The IRGC emphasized that these strikes come as a direct consequence of unabated US violations against Iranian territory—a pattern of aggression that has persisted since April 7, when US President Donald Trump announced a unilateral ceasefire during the recent American-Israeli campaign against the Islamic Republic. Tehran maintains that these infringements have continued unabated even after the signing of a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding last month, the very first clause of which explicitly mandates a cessation of hostilities on all fronts.
Compounding the tensions, Washington has been actively attempting to subvert Tehran’s designated maritime corridor for safe and legal passage through the Strait of Hormuz by seeking to illegally escort trespassing vessels. In response to this persistent brinkmanship, Iran’s Armed Forces have staged uncompromising retaliation against each instance of violation, including those supporting unauthorized naval movements in the strait.
Earlier this month, Tehran officially scaled up its retaliation doctrine, enacting a strict “two-to-one” policy vowing to strike at least two enemy targets for every Iranian target hit by the adversary, a clear signal that its military response is entering a more forceful and unrelenting phase.
Source: Iranian media (translated and edited by Al-Manar)