IRGC claims 21 US military targets hit across region

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck four key targets at the US Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan, including what they described as F-35 fighter shelters and a command-and-control center.

In a statement carried by Fars News, the IRGC said the attack was part of a continuing retaliatory operation following earlier strikes by its naval forces on US facilities in the region and the reported downing of a US MQ-9 drone over Bushehr Province.

The Guards said their aerospace force used long-range solid-fuel missiles to target and destroy four sites at the base.

The IRGC warned that Iranian forces remain prepared to deliver a "decisive and crushing response" to any further attacks and said responsibility for the consequences of future military action would rest with the United States.

Alarm sirens were activated across Bahrain, prompting authorities to urge residents to move to safe locations.

Bahrain's Ministry of Interior called on the public to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.

The ministry did not immediately provide details on the cause of the alert. Iran's IRGC had earlier claimed targeting the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said their air defenses shot down a US MQ-9 drone during ongoing aerial confrontations around the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the IRGC, the drone was approaching the battle area from northern Gulf airspace when it was targeted and destroyed over Jam County in Bushehr Province.

The statement said the MQ-9 had intended to "approach and intervene in the battlefield" before it was brought down by what it described as the Guards' modern air-defense forces.

US Central Command said its forces have completed self-defense strikes against Iran ordered by President Donald Trump in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter.

According to CENTCOM, US Air Force and Navy fighter jets struck Iranian air-defense systems, ground-control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz using precision-guided munitions.

The military described the operation as a "proportional response" to recent attacks on US forces and international commercial shipping in regional waters.

"CENTCOM forces struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz," the command said in a statement.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they carried out a drone attack on the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain in response to what they described as recent hostile actions by the United States.

In a statement carried by Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC said its naval force targeted the Fifth Fleet at 2:30 a.m. local time.

"In response to the enemy's malicious action, fighters of the IRGC Navy attacked the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain with drones at 2:30 a.m.," the statement said.

"The fighting continues and the brave defenders of the Iranian nation are responding to the enemy's aggression," the IRGC warned. "If these hostile actions continue, even heavier responses are on the way."

There was no immediate confirmation from US or Bahraini authorities.