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A Syrian military source denied Friday that Iran had bombed the Al-Tanf base near Syria's southeastern borders with Jordan and Iraq, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. The denial follows claims by Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that it targeted the U.S.-led coalition facility in response to recent American strikes.
"We deny any Iranian bombardment targeting the Al-Tanf area," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The IRGC claimed on Friday that it had attacked the Al-Tanf military base in Syria.
"The IRGC announces a surprise attack on the enemy's Special Operations Command Center in Syria's Al-Tanf region in retaliation for the blood of the martyred Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr," Iranian state broadcaster wrote on Telegram.
The IRGC claimed the strike destroyed a radar system and several special operations helicopters.
It also claimed that several U.S. troops were captured during the operation.
Iran said Friday that it targeted U.S. military sites in five Arab countries in retaliation for recent U.S. strikes on its territory.
Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Jordan said they intercepted Iranian missiles and drones targeting their territories.
The IRGC said its Aerospace Force targeted a U.S. military base in Kuwait as part of the 12th wave of what it described as a retaliatory operation, according to the semi-official Mehr News Agency.
The IRGC said the targets included a missile-defense detection-and-tracking radar, several weapons depots, two High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and missiles stored for the system.
It claimed the strike triggered a large fire at the base.
The IRGC said the operation was carried out in response to recent U.S. attacks that it claimed targeted civilian facilities, telecommunications infrastructure, railway workers and vehicles, causing casualties.
Kuwait's army said early Friday that its air defense systems intercepted Iranian missiles and drones targeting the country.
In Oman, the IRGC said its navy targeted radar sites, including a U.S. air-control radar, according to the ISNA news agency.
Citing an IRGC statement, ISNA reported that a naval control radar on the Salameh Rocks and a U.S. air-control radar in Oman's Ghanem region were targeted at dawn.
The IRGC claimed both sites were destroyed.
There was no immediate comment from Omani authorities on the claim.
Jordan said it intercepted and shot down three Iranian missiles that entered its airspace, with no casualties reported, according to the state-run Petra news agency.
The IRGC, meanwhile, said it carried out a two-phase attack on U.S. fighter jets and aerial refueling aircraft stationed in Jordan using several ballistic missiles and a large number of drones, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Qatar's armed forces said they intercepted several aerial attacks targeting the country, according to the Defense Ministry.
Qatar's Interior Ministry said one child was injured by falling shrapnel from interception operations.
Iran's army also said it launched a drone strike targeting facilities used by U.S. military aircraft at Al-Sakhir Air Base in Bahrain, claiming it hit areas where U.S. military helicopters and P-8 maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft were stationed.
Bahrain's Defense Force said its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed "a number of treacherous Iranian aerial attacks" Friday.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Thursday that it completed a new wave of offensive strikes against Iran, marking the sixth consecutive night of U.S. military operations targeting Iranian military assets, mainly in southern Iran.
Regional tensions have escalated over the Strait of Hormuz as the United States and Iran continue exchanging attacks despite a Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding signed last month to end the conflict and reach a lasting peace agreement.
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