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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it has targeted and disabled multiple radar systems in Kuwait, describing the strikes as the latest phase of its ongoing retaliation for United States violations of the Islamic Republic’s territory.
The Corps made the announcement in a statement issued late on July 21, describing the operation as the 24th wave of what it calls “Operation Nasr-2.”According to the statement, the strikes were carried out as part of a continuing effort to clear the region of radar systems it said served American interests.
The IRGC said its forces hit an early-warning radar, a tactical radar complex near Ali al-Salem Air Base, and a separate radar system on Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island, adding that all three systems were rendered inoperable. The Corps concluded its statement by asserting that “the operation to punish the aggressor continues.”
In a statement issued early on July 22, Iran’s Army said it had launched a large-scale drone strike against U.S. military facilities at Camp Doha in western Kuwait during the 21st phase of “Operation Saeqeh,” targeting ammunition storage sites and logistics infrastructure supporting American forces.
The Iranian Army said its loitering attack drones struck ammunition depots and logistics facilities used by the command of U.S. Army ground forces at the camp.
In a separate statement issued the same morning, the Army said it had also launched a new wave of drone strikes against U.S. military facilities in Jordan and Bahrain during the 22nd phase of “Operation Saeqeh,” targeting personnel infrastructure, logistics assets, and aircraft maintenance facilities.
According to the Iranian Army, loitering attack drones struck troop accommodation buildings, support facilities, and equipment storage sites used by American forces at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan. It also said Arash loitering munitions targeted logistics warehouses, large equipment shelters, and heavy aircraft maintenance hangars at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, one of the principal facilities supporting U.S. military operations in the region.
Multiple impacts were reported across Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain overnight, and the three countries announced multiple interceptions. The extent of the damage remains unclear, however.
Overnight into July 22, U.S. strikes hit a wide swath of western Iran, along with sites in the south and northwest of the Islamic Republic.
In Ilam province, strikes hit the Chavar and Abdanan areas, including Dinar Kuh, the Abdanan governor confirmed, while a separate strike targeted an area outside the city limits of Baneh, in Kurdistan province, its governor said.
Strikes also hit several locations in Kabudarahang county, in Hamadan province, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. In the south, an area near Sirik, in Hormozgan province, was also hit, though provincial officials said the attack caused no injuries or infrastructure damage, official Iranian media reported.
Farther north, a military site near Tabriz was targeted, though the East Azerbaijan Crisis Management Department said no location inside Tabriz city itself was hit. Explosions were also heard near Bushehr, in the south, with initial assessments pointing to strikes on two locations near the city, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that the strikes hit “military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”
It also accused the Islamic Republic of attacking more than 30 commercial vessels transiting the international waterway in the last three months.
CENTCOM further claimed that “the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel transit,” despite what it described as “Iranian aggression.”
The U.S. and Iran have been exchanging strikes since July 7 in an escalating confrontation that has effectively ended the memorandum of understanding signed last month to halt the war. All recent developments indicate that a full-scale war could resume soon, with Israel joining in against the Islamic Republic.
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