Iran Claims to Have Destroyed US and Israeli Military Commanders' Headquarters with Drones and Missiles
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that Iranian armed forces had launched attacks against multiple locations suspected of being the headquarters of Israeli and American military commanders across the Middle East region.
In a statement cited by the Fars News Agency on Friday 13 March, the IRGC stated that approximately 10 fortified positions and strategic locations in Israeli-controlled territory, as well as three US military gathering points and fortified positions in the region, had been identified and attacked.
“Approximately 10 fortified positions and locations in the occupied territories, as well as three US gathering points and fortified positions in the region, have been identified and targeted,” the IRGC statement said.
According to the statement, Iranian forces used drones and missiles to strike multiple locations in Israel. The attacks reportedly targeted seven locations in Tel Aviv, two targets in the city of Rishon LeZion south of Tel Aviv, and one target in the city of Shoham. Additionally, Iran reportedly attacked several US military facilities across the Middle East region.
These targets included Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, as well as US military bases in Baghdad and Erbil in Iraq.
The attacks were characterised as Iran’s response to previous strikes launched by the United States and Israel against multiple targets in Iran on 28 February. Those strikes reportedly caused damage in Tehran, civilian casualties, and were said to have resulted in the death of Ali Khamenei.
In retaliation, Iran subsequently launched attacks against Israeli territory and US military facilities across various Middle East regions. The United States and Israel had previously stated that their strikes on Iran were taken as a precautionary measure against what they assessed as threats stemming from Iran’s nuclear programme. However, subsequently both countries also cited their objective regarding regime change in Iran.