The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have attacked Jordan’s King Faisal and Prince Hassan air bases on Wednesday afternoon, Iranian state media reported.
King Faisal Air Base is located in the south of the kingdom, near al-Jafr. It is named after then-King Faisal bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, who funded its construction.
Earlier this month, an Iranian strike on the airport injured five US soldiers posted to the base.
Prince Hassan Air Base is located in the north of the kingdom, near Sawafi. The US Air Force has used the base periodically since at least the 1980s, and so have other NATO partner air forces, including France and the UK.
Meanwhile, the IRGC-run Fars News Agency claimed that the terror group fired drones towards hangars and other structures used by the US Air Force on a military base in Bahrain.
“The US’s aggressive attacks in recent nights were carried out under the pretext of retaliating for the explosion of offending ships [in the Strait of Hormuz],” the IRGC said.
“Last night, despite the temptation of ship crews, no vessel dared to attempt the illegal passage south of the strait. The child-killing American army did not abandon its aggressive nature and repeated air and missile attacks on a number of our military and civilian centers, and is now receiving crushing responses,” it claimed.
“The IRGC’s Aerospace Force once again smashed US bases in Jordan in response to the enemy’s aggression,” it said.
“In the first phase of the response, a missile and drone attack on King Faisal and Prince Hassan bases targeted an F-15 preparation shed. In addition, in an attack on a drone preparation shed, eight new and refurbished MQ-9 drones were completely destroyed before they could be constructed, and two others were heavily damaged,” it claimed.
“In a subsequent attack on a helicopter hangar, two US military helicopters were severely damaged,” it added.
“A number of invading forces were killed and wounded,” it also claimed.
“If the aggressions continue, we will prepare for a regretful operation that will lead to a declaration of public mourning in the US,” the IRGC stated.
Sirens also sounded in Saudi Arabia from detected Iranian attacks towards the country.
The Pentagon has not yet commented on the claimed attacks.
Sirens also sounded in Sirik, Iran on Wednesday afternoon amid reported airstrikes.
Smoke was seen rising from the Aqaba area in Jordan after Iran launched missiles towards Jordan earlier on Wednesday.
According to the IDF, no Iron Dome interceptors were launched, and no debris from Jordan’s interception fell within Israeli territory.
Jordanian state media reported that six Iranian missiles were intercepted in this incident. The smoke reportedly resulted from debris.
Shortly afterward, the Jordanian Armed Forces-Arab Army stated that four Iranian drones were also intercepted in Jordanian airspace.
No injuries have been reported.
After the launches, an Arkia flight from Ben-Gurion Airport to Ramon Airport was forced to delay its landing and circle in the air until authorities could verify that there was no debris on the runway.
This is a developing story.
Amit Avitan contributed to this report.
