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Armed Forces pummel US bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait
‘Stay out of a radius of 500 meters from American bases’
Iran's military said on Friday it carried out drone strikes against several American military facilities and bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait in retaliation for the latest US attacks against the Islamic Republic.
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), meanwhile, said that they targeted a data center in Bahrain belonging to Amazon, according to state media.
"This morning, the fuel tanks, large equipment warehouses and silos, and the barracks of the US terrorist forces at the Isa Air Base in Bahrain were targeted by Arash kamikaze drones," the Army said in a statement.
An explosion and the sounding of warning sirens were heard in Bahrain on Friday, though it was not immediately clear if the two events were linked.
There was no confirmation from the US of any targeting of its facilities or personnel.
The Iranian Army also said drone attacks against Jordan, targeting "aircraft hangars, aviation maintenance hangars and a barracks" at al-Azraq base.
In a separate statement, the Iranian Army said it had launched drones at US equipment warehouses in Camp Udairi and the site of American military personnel in Camp Doha and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.
The IRGC also said they had targeted the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, destroying an ammunition depot and inflicted casualties among US personnel.
The force also said attacks on equipment storage silos at Camp Udairi in Kuwait and a US Fifth Fleet watchtower in Bahrain.
The IRGC also warned citizens in countries where hosting US bases to stay away from American forces.
"We warn the general public in countries where American soldiers are stationed to immediately stay out of a radius of 500 meters from the places where American soldiers are hiding, in order to be safe," the IRGC said in a statement carried by state TV.
The attacks by Iran’s Armed Forces were in response to the US military actions against Iran, which claimed the lives of at least four Iranians.
The governor’s office of Khuzestan Province reported that four citizens were martyred and five others injured in a fresh US missile attack targeting areas on the outskirts of the city of Ahvaz early Friday.
According to Iran’s Health Ministry, at least 55 Iranians have been killed and 629 others have been wounded in the new US aggression against Iran.
The US military said on Friday morning its forces launched another night of strikes against Iranian military targets.
US Central Command said that the strikes began at 6:45 pm Eastern Time (22:45 GMT) on Thursday, marking the 13th consecutive night of operations aimed at holding Tehran “accountable."