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Iran strikes radar systems, drone hangars in region-wide response to US aggression

July 22, 2026

The Iranian army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a series of new retaliatory strikes targeting US assets across the Gulf on 21 July, in response to Washington’s latest round of attacks on the Islamic Republic.

Successive retaliatory strikes announced by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in response to ongoing US aggression included operations in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan:
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• Two oil tankers attempting to transit via the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz…

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According to several statements, the IRGC struck a US missile defense radar system and another US radar installation in Muharraq, Bahrain.

A US Patriot air defense system in Al-Riffa was also targeted in a simultaneous missile and drone strike, the IRGC said.

It added that it struck and destroyed the central data infrastructure of Amazon in Bahrain with several cruise missiles.

“In response to the aggression … on Monday by the child-killing US army on the under-construction and civilian facilities of the Darkhovin [nuclear site], IRGC Aerospace warriors attacked and destroyed the central data infrastructure of the US Amazon firm in Bahrain.”

The attack involved multiple cruise missiles. This is not the first time an Iranian strike has targeted an Amazon facility in Bahrain.

The IRGC also announced targeting a long-range radar site, communications center, satellite reception systems, and a US missile defense radar in Kuwait.

Additionally, it said it hit Kuwait’s Ali al-Salem Air Base, targeting an MQ-9 drone hangar and destroying and damaging multiple drones.

At Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, the IRGC claimed to have destroyed an early warning radar, a missile defense radar system, an FPS-117 radar, a Patriot air defense system, and a satellite communications system linked to US air defenses.

Several assets in Jordan, including a missile defense radar system and an F15 fighter jet inside a US base, were targeted by the IRGC as well.

US troops recently suffered heavy casualties due to Iranian strikes on Jordan.

The Iranian Armed Forces announced a series of its own operations following the 10^th consecutive night of heavy US bombardment.

Successive retaliatory strikes announced by the Iranian Army in response to US missile attacks and repeated violations included operations against US military assets in Kuwait:

Stage 18 of Operation Saegheh:

• Iranian Army ground forces launched surface-to-surface missiles at…

— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) July 21, 2026

Iranian Army ground forces launched surface-to-surface missiles at US HIMARS rocket systems stationed at Kuwait’s Camp Arifjan, saying the strike was intended to degrade US offensive and defensive capabilities and reduce its ground-based missile power.

Bahrain and Jordan have each announced intercepting new waves of Iranian projectiles. New explosions were also reported in both countries.

Late on Monday, Washington announced a new wave of strikes targeting Iran. The sound of heavy explosions was heard in Sirik, Bandar Abbas, and elsewhere.

“US forces struck Iranian military command centers, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defense systems,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

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— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 21, 2026