Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched airstrikes early Monday, July 13, 2026, targeting the US-operated Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
The attack marks the second phase of retaliatory operations against American forces.
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According to an official IRGC statement, the aerospace forces hit helicopter maintenance facilities, a hangar housing a P-8 aircraft, and a US military drone command-and-control center at the facility.
The Iranian military stated that the operation was conducted in direct response to ongoing American military actions directed against Iran.
"Our retaliatory attacks are continuing," the statement said.
Escalation in Regional Tensions
The military action follows an announcement on Sunday where Iran claimed it hit multiple US military installations across Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, and Oman, according to reports from aa.
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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that its own latest strikes aimed to degrade Iran's capacity to target civilian mariners and commercial vessels within the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
American officials confirmed the completion of a fresh wave of offensive actions targeting multiple locations in Iran.
The operation struck "dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions" as part of efforts to reduce Iran's capability to threaten maritime traffic in the strategic waterway, said CENTCOM in a subsequent statement.
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Iran's IRGC launched retaliatory strikes against Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain amid escalating regional tensions with United States forces.
