The Iranian Army's Ground Force promised a crushing response to the U.S. after an air raid on its barracks in the southern city of Bampur on Wednesday (15 July) killed seven servicemen and wounded 13 others.
“Following the cowardly aggression by the terrorist U.S. military against the Bampur garrison in Iranshahr, which resulted in the deaths of seven career and conscript personnel, a decisive response to this crime will be delivered at the appropriate time,” the force said in a statement.
According to the state-run IRNA news agency, the U.S. military fired 13 missiles at the base, targeting the barracks and living quarters of an Iranian Army garrison in Bampur, Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
“Vengeance for the pure blood of these martyrs is certain and imminent,” the statement read.
In a separate statement, the Iranian Army said it had targeted the hangar housing F-18 fighter jets, accommodation facilities and an equipment warehouse used by the U.S. military at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan with kamikaze drones.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had struck U.S. military facilities at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan and attacked a U.S. logistics centre in Kuwait, as well as the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, late on Tuesday and early on Wednesday.
“The noble and honorable people of Kuwait! This operation was a response to the American criminals, and what is expected of you, the honorable and Muslim nation, is to expel these child-killing occupiers from your soil,” the force said in a statement addressed to Kuwaitis.
“The pure soil of Kuwait should not be occupied by criminals who, in the past two years alone, martyred 70,000 Palestinians, including 20,000 children, in the heroic Gaza Strip, and committed the Minab School tragedy,” it added.
According to the Sepah News website, which publishes statements from the IRGC, the attacks were a continuation of Iran’s reprisal operations against U.S. military strikes for a fourth consecutive day.
The exchange of fire between Iranian and U.S. forces follows Washington’s threat to withdraw from the ceasefire agreement with Tehran, which was signed online in June by the presidents of Iran and the U.S. and mediated by Pakistan.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would defend every inch of its territory, according to IRNA.
He made the remarks after U.S. President Donald Trump reposted his earlier social media posts calling for the occupation of Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, renewed threats to bomb Iran’s energy and railway infrastructure, and comments directed at the Iranian people.
Army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia also said the Iranian Armed Forces would not make the slightest compromise over the Strait of Hormuz.
“The only way for the United States to reopen the strategic waterway is to respect the rights of the Iranian nation and comply with the terms of the Iran-U.S. Memorandum of Understanding to end the war,” the Iranian general told a meeting on Tuesday in Tehran.
In New York, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations rejected claims by U.S. ambassador Tammy Bruce that Tehran was supporting the Houthis in Yemen.
“The representative of the United States once again departed from the agenda under consideration, abused the Security Council's platform to disseminate disinformation, and advanced a series of baseless and politically motivated allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said in a letter to the UN secretary-general and the president of the Security Council.
Calling the accusations “baseless”, Amir-Saeid Iravani said, "The United States is the aggressor - not a victim”.
In a separate development, Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the UK’s designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a security threat, describing the move as “unjustified and irresponsible”.
“The hostile decision against Iran is based on unfounded security allegations, even though the UK itself hosts and supports terrorist and violent networks and groups,” it said in a statement.
At least 68 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, in the second deadly rail disaster in less tha...
Baku is set to host the second “Fly to Baku” Art Weekend from 30 October to 1 November, bringing together Azerbaijani and international...
Kazakhstan could begin building its first nuclear power plant in 2027, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on 28 October, according to Azertac. Bu...
Despite losing his bloc's majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset in a hotly contested election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to remain in the lead after 70 per cent of votes were tallied on Wednesday. Figures are subject to change as counting continues.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Russian strikes hit several parts of Ukraine overnight, injuring at least six people and targeting energy and port infrastructure, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. warnings about imminent Russian ballistic missile attacks had resumed.
The Pentagon is prepared to launch potentially major military operations against Iran within 96 hours of receiving an order from U.S. President Donald Trump, with sufficient forces already deployed in the Middle East, according to a CNN report.
Jordan said its air force killed more than 20 Islamic State militants in strikes on southern Syria on Monday night.
Georgia is laying the groundwork for a digital version of its national currency, with parliament approving a legal framework and the central bank preparing pilot projects. But a nationwide launch remains years away.
Kyrgyzstan has unveiled plans to significantly expand its protected natural areas, bringing more high-altitude glaciers, mountain landscapes and state-owned forests under environmental protection as part of a draft strategy for 2026–2035.
Uzbekistan has launched Apple Pay and Google Pay, allowing customers at several local banks to make contactless payments using their smartphones and other compatible devices.
Iran says a “new and positive atmosphere” has emerged following rare security talks in Tehran with senior officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, as regional tensions continue to escalate.
The first day of the seventh World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue wrapped up in Baku on Tuesday (27 October), with President Ilham Aliyev highlighting Azerbaijan’s role in promoting peace and multiculturalism as global leaders explored the impact of AI and cultural cooperation.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment