TEHRAN/DAMASCUS
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday that it carried out a direct strike on a US military operations command centre at al-Tanf in eastern Syria, marking the first such Iranian attack in the region during the current conflict. According to the IRGC, the operation targeted the al-Tanf garrison — a key US-led coalition base near the Syria-Iraq-Jordan border triangle — in retaliation for the recent killing of Iranian soldiers.
The IRGC stated that the strike was a “precise and successful” response and warned of further consequences if attacks on Iranian forces continue. This marks a significant escalation, as it is the first direct Iranian strike on the al-Tanf base amid the ongoing regional tensions.
The al-Tanf area has long served as a strategic outpost for US and coalition forces to counter ISIS remnants and monitor Iranian-backed militias in the region. There has been no immediate confirmation or comment from US or Syrian sources regarding damage or casualties from the Iranian strike.
The development comes amid heightened friction across the Middle East, with Iran vowing to respond forcefully to any threats against its personnel or interests in Syria. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that it carried out a heavy surprise attack on the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during the 15th wave of its Operation Nasr 2, state-run Press TV reported on Friday.
The IRGC Aerospace Force said the strike destroyed a long-range radar system and several US strategic aerial refuelling aircraft, while causing severe damage to others. Iran has warned that its armed forces will not overlook the “shedding of innocent blood,” vowing to take action against those responsible for alleged attacks on civilians.
Iran’s parliamentary National Security Commission chief Ibrahim Azizi said that United States attacked civilian in southern Iran, a school in Minab, a children’s cancer hospital in Ahvaz and a gym in Lamerd.
Azizi said the strikes and repeated attacks on residential areas reflected what he described as the “helplessness and desperation” of the US military. “The enemies of the brave Iranian nation must know that the armed forces will not overlook the shedding of innocent blood, and will make their days black,” he posted on X.
