The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran reported this Monday that it has carried out attacks against United States fighter planes at the King Hussein and Al Azraq air bases, both located in Jordan. Hours later, the Iranian Army announced a new offensive directed against helicopters and U.S. personnel at the Al Minhad base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in response to the recent U.S. bombing of Larek Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
"The Aerospace Force of the Revolutionary Guard has launched ballistic missiles against the technical and maintenance infrastructure and the deployment bases of enemy fighter planes at the two U.S. air bases, King Hussein and Al Azraq, in Jordan," it stated early Monday in a statement released by the Iranian agency Tasnim, linked to the military body itself.
The elite corps has justified these attacks as "a response to the air aggression of the American-Zionist enemy on Larek Island," a scenario in which, just hours earlier, the Revolutionary Guard itself had acknowledged the death and injuries of several of its fighters. "Every shot will receive an even more crushing response," it warned.
Later in the morning, the Iranian Armed Forces reported a new drone operation against helicopters and U.S. troops deployed at the Emirati base of Al Minhad, south of Dubai.
"The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran has attacked the Al Minhad base in the United Arab Emirates with dozens of drones, where U.S. Army helicopters and forces were present," reads the statement from the Army's Public Relations department reported by the Iranian state radio and television, IRIB.
In this note, the military establishment emphasizes that this facility "is one of the important centers for the support and air transport of foreign forces."
Furthermore, by linking this offensive with the U.S. bombing of Larek, the Army has assured that it is "prepared to ensure sustainable security and protect the Islamic Republic of Iran until the threat from the enemy in the region is eliminated."
In the same vein, it has promised to "avenge the blood of all the martyrs of the war imposed by the terrorist U.S. forces," following the attack that has claimed the lives of at least two Iranian military personnel on the island located in the Strait of Hormuz.
Jordan claims to have intercepted the missiles
Regarding the actual range of the bombings, the Armed Forces of Jordan have indicated that their air defense systems "have intercepted eight missiles that penetrated the airspace of the Kingdom."
"The Jordanian Armed Forces neutralized these attacks and managed to destroy the missiles before they posed a threat to the population or property," noted the official spokesperson of the Army in a statement.
In the same note, the military representative emphasized that the Jordanian Forces "will adopt all necessary measures to protect the homeland, preserve its sovereignty, and maintain its security and stability."
On the other hand, the authorities of the United Arab Emirates have not issued any communication so far regarding possible damages or interceptions related to the Iranian attack against the Al Minhad base, the second of the bombings announced by Tehran.