Iranian Revolutionary Guard: U.S. warships and U.S. base in Kuwait are targets of attack
Russian Satellite News Agency, Tehran, March 1st - According to a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (an elite unit of Iran's armed forces), Iranian military struck two U.S. warships and the U.S. naval base in Kuwait during an attack on U.S. targets on Saturday, February 28th.
Tasnim News Agency quoted a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying: "In the fifth wave of 'True Promise-4' operation, a ship transporting ammunition for U.S. warships in the Indian Ocean was hit... Another U.S. warship transporting fuel for U.S. warships in the Indian Ocean was also hit by Iranian missiles."
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps pointed out that, in addition to warships, it also successfully attacked the U.S. naval base in Kuwait. The statement said that the base was attacked by four ballistic missiles and 12 drones. The U.S. warships were hit by "Khadem-380" missiles.
According to the Revolutionary Guard, the attack on the U.S. naval base in Kuwait resulted in complete destruction of all its infrastructure and caused "significant" casualties among U.S. personnel.
On the evening of February 28th local time, the Israeli Defense Minister announced a military operation against Iran named "Roaring Lion." U.S. President Trump stated that U.S. forces had begun military strikes against Iran.
Subsequently, Tehran announced retaliatory actions. According to reports from Iranian and American media, the target of Iran's retaliatory strike was U.S. bases in the Middle East and Israeli territory.
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