US claims destroyed IRGC command centre, more Israel attacks on Tehran
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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) says it also destroyed Iranian air defence installations as well as missile and drone launch sites.
The United States military has said its forces have destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command and control facilities and air defence installations as heavy US-Israel attacks on Iran continued for a fourth day and Tehran retaliated across the region.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for US military operations in the Middle East, said on Tuesday it also destroyed air defence installations as well as missile and drone launch sites. It provided no evidence for its claims.
“We will continue to take decisive action against imminent threats posed by the Iranian regime,” it posted on X.
On Monday, CENTCOM claimed US forces had struck more than 1,250 targets in Iran and destroyed 11 Iranian ships.
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