U.S. says 'destroyed' command facilities of Iran's Guards
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U.S. forces destroy Iranian command facilities, while Iran claims to have targeted a U.S. air base in Bahrain.
U.S. military officials on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) said they destroyed command posts of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as well as Iranian air defence and missile launch sites, in the West Asia conflict that broke out over the weekend.
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"U.S. forces have destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defence capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields during sustained operations," U.S. Central Command wrote in an X post.
U.S. forces have destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields during sustained operations. We will continue to take decisive action against imminent threats… pic.twitter.com/0aHEyVHf5e
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targetted a United States air base in Bahrain, the Islamic republic’s elite force said in a statement carried on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) by the official IRNA news agency.
“The IRGC announced that... its naval forces carried out a large-scale drone and missile attack at dawn on the US air base in the Sheikh Isa area of Bahrain,” IRNA posted on Telegram, using the acronym for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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