Iran says it targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones

The commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned the United States that any new military action against Iran would be met with a “decisive and devastating” response.

Major General Ali Abdollahi, in a statement on Saturday, also pledged allegiance to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and vowed to preserve national unity.

“We remind the deceitful, criminal and oath-breaking American enemy that any aggression, coercion, expansionism or brutality will be met with a decisive and devastating response from the armed forces,” Abdollahi said.

President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the US war with Iran after Democrats blamed him for the deaths of two American service members killed in an Iranian attack.

Speaking to the New York Post as the US launched retaliatory strikes against Iran, Trump compared the casualties to deaths in previous US wars and said the attack showed “how bad” Iran was.

“Have you ever asked how many people died in Vietnam? Have you ever asked how many people died in Afghanistan in one day? In one day — run by Sleepy Joe Biden,” Trump told the New York Post.

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tehran has the capability to carry out a ground operation against the US and seize one of its military bases in Iraq, Kuwait or Bahrain.

Mottaki, who is now a Tehran representative in Iran’s parliament, made the remarks on state television, saying the capture of a base and 200 US personnel could force Washington to halt its military campaign.

Iran adapted its missile attacks to challenge US defenses, using weapons that travel at extremely high speeds and can maneuver during descent, US officials told The Wall Street Journal.

The officials said Iran’s ability to strike sensitive targets has raised concerns as Tehran continues carrying out attacks against US positions in the region.

The US launched new airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, targeting what US Central Command said were capabilities used to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps forces accused of attacking American service members in Jordan.

CENTCOM said the strikes were ordered by President Donald Trump and began at 6 p.m. ET.