BBC News, Arabic Go to main content Main sections News Economy Health and Science Culture and Arts World Cup 2026 Investigations News Economy Health and Science Culture and Arts World Cup 2026 Investigations Breaking: Tehran announces targeting military sites in Gulf countries and Jordan, and the US military announces strikes on approximately 140 military targets in Iran Published image, United States Central Command
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced the destruction of the command and control center and MQ-9 drone hangars at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, and the targeting of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a US military radar in Kuwait and Bahrain, and a logistics support center in the Sultanate of Oman, following US air strikes on several coastal bases and communication towers on the southern coast of Iran.
The official Iranian news agency (IRNA) reported that the Iranian army announced in a statement that in response to "the ongoing criminal American aggression in southern areas of the country," the Iranian army targeted, hours ago, a Patriot system, ammunition depot, and a radar site belonging to the US army in Kuwait, using its destructive drones.
According to the same statement, the Iranian army targeted, in another wave of drone attacks, a communications system and radar site belonging to the US army in Bahrain.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that its air forces destroyed logistics support centers and refueling platforms for US aircraft carriers at Duqm Port in the Sultanate of Oman.
The Iranian army warned, saying: "The US Israeli enemy will bear the consequences of these movements and the destabilization of security in the region, and if these attacks are repeated, our response will be stronger."
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior reported the sounding of the alarm in the country, and the UAE Ministry of Interior announced that air defenses were dealing with a missile threat, emphasizing the need to stay safe and follow warnings and updates on official sites, while the Qatari Ministry of Defense reported intercepting a missile attack.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Sunday launching a new round of strikes against Iran after the Revolutionary Guard attacked the container ship "GF S Galaxy," which flies the flag of Cyprus.
In a later statement, CENTCOM announced the completion of the third round of strikes against Iran, clarifying that US forces targeted approximately 140 Iranian military targets with precision munitions launched by land and sea fighter jets, drones, and warships.
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The targets included Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition depots, communication networks, and coastal monitoring sites.
CENTCOM stated that this new wave, which is the third within a week, came after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard launched a brazen attack on the MV GF S Galaxy, a container ship flying the flag of Cyprus while transiting the Strait of Hormuz." CENTCOM added that the strikes were carried out under the direction of President Donald Trump.
The statement clarified that one of the civilian crew members of the ship is still missing, and the ship is unable to continue its journey due to a fire that broke out on board and severe damage to the engine room.
The statement added that the United States dealt Iran "severe losses" by continuing to undermine its capability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait.
The statement noted that Washington had provided Tehran "another opportunity" to demonstrate its commitment to the memorandum of understanding after holding it accountable for previous attacks on commercial vessels, "yet it failed again."
This came after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy announced early Sunday that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice after firing a warning shot at a ship it said was attempting to cross through an unauthorized route, according to official media reports.
The Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that in recent hours, "provoked by foreign parties," several ships attempted to navigate through an unauthorized path, "ignoring our warnings and reminders to correct their course…