Iran army says drones targeted US base in Jordan

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a C-RAM early warning radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and a gathering area for US troops at Umm Qasr in Iraq in a combined missile and drone operation. The statement, carried by Iranian state media on Wednesday, came after US strikes on southern Iran.

In the statement, the IRGC said the operation was carried out by its naval and aerospace forces as part of what it called the eighth wave of “Operation Nasr 2.”

The IRGC also urged Kuwait’s public to oppose the presence of US forces in the country, saying “American operations against Iran were being conducted from Kuwaiti territory.”

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it completed another wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, targeting command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities.

“US forces struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM posted on X.

“CENTCOM used precision munitions to hit targets in multiple locations including Bandar Abbas. Earlier this morning, American forces struck coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island during a 90-minute wave. The U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief's direction,” it added.

US Representative Joe Wilson said on Wednesday Iraq’s governments may change, but the country’s political system remains tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader and supports sectarian militias.

Wilson made the comments after an Axios report said Prime Minister Zaydi traveled to Iran for Khamenei’s funeral procession before visiting Washington. Wilson said he hoped the new prime minister would prove him wrong through his actions.

“Iraqi leaders come and go but the system stays the same an entire government system based on only one thing — serving Iran’s Supreme Leader, and funding sectarian terrorist militias. This is the same formula that created ISIS in the first place under former PM Maliki,” Wilson posted on X.

“Whether it’s PM Zaydi (who ran a bank sanctioned for supporting Iran) his predecessor Sudani (who had a literal terrorist as his national security adviser) or his predecessors the system is the same and the game of musical chairs irrelevant. I hope PM Zaydi proves me wrong with his actions!” he added.

US citizen Dena Karari, who had been detained in Iran since December 2024, has been released and is traveling back to the United States, her lawyer Jared Genser said on X on Wednesday. Genser said Karari had been held on what he described as “bogus charges” and credited President Donald Trump’s efforts for her release.

“I am delighted and excited to report that my client US citizen Dena Karari, who had been trapped in Iran since December 2024 on bogus charges is now free. This would not have happened but for the extraordinary and relentless efforts of President Donald Trump. Dena is now safe and traveling back to the United States,” Genser said.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said alarm sirens were activated on Wednesday, urging citizens and residents to remain calm, move to the nearest safe location, and follow updates through official channels.