IRGC Claims Attack on 2 Air Bases in Jordan, Killing US Troops
The force said it destroyed eight MQ-9 drones and damaged two more while claiming strikes killed and wounded US troops.
- On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it targeted Prince Hassan Air Base and King Faisal Air Base in Jordan, alleging its missile and drone strikes killed and wounded American troops.
- The IRGC Aerospace Force launched the 25th wave of Operation Nasr 2 as a direct counter to hostile provocations, dedicating the operation to victims of a February school attack in Minab where 168 children were killed.
- While Iran claimed strikes destroyed eight MQ-9 drones and damaged helicopters, Jordan's military stated it intercepted four missiles, reporting no casualties or material damage in the kingdom.
- The United States has not yet commented on the Iranian allegations, while the region faces escalating violence as the US has been conducting strikes across Iran since last week.
- Despite a Pakistani-brokered framework agreement signed in June to end the war, the exchange of fire continues as both sides pursue military actions across the region.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on the 22nd (local time) that it had attacked U.S. military bases in Jordan, resulting in U.S. casualties. In a statement released on the same day, the IRGC stated that as part of Operation Nasr 2, it attacked King Faisal and Prince Hassan bases in Jordan with missiles and drones, causing a large number of stationed U.S. troops to be killed or wounded. The IRGC described this attack
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck a U.S. military base in Jordan on the 22nd (local time) with multiple drones...
Several US troops killed in strike on American military compound in Jordan: IRGC
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says several members of the US military were killed after Iranian forces targeted a compound housing American troops in the al-Rukban area of Jordan.
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