Iran Claims IRGC Targeted U.S. Facilities in Kuwait as Officials Seek Verification
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on July 23 that it had carried out strikes against U.S. military facilities in Kuwait as part of its response to continuing American attacks on Iran. At the time, the precise extent of damage and casualties described by Iranian officials could not be independently confirmed. Subsequent reporting, however, established that Iranian drones and missiles were repeatedly directed toward U.S.-linked positions in Kuwait, while Kuwaiti authorities confirmed that their air defenses were intercepting Iranian attacks. (IranWire) The development was part of a broader escalation that has continued to affect the Gulf. On July 23 and 24, Iranian military statements described attacks on locations including Ali Al Salem Air Base, Camp Buehring, Camp Arifjan and other facilities hosting or supporting U.S. forces. The IRGC also made more specific claims about damage to equipment and air-defense systems, but those details were not independently verifi...