Hands Off Iran! Iran Continues Its Military Response to US/Israeli Attacks
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Iran
Continues Its Military Response to US/Israeli Attacks
The aggression by the US and Israel on February 28, which has since
intensified, has led to the martyrdom of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic
Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, as well at least 1,255 Iranians
killed so far, including 165 schoolgirls in the city of Minab. In response to
this unprompted criminal US/Israeli aggression while US-Iran negotiations had
been ongoing, Iran has conducted a devastating and precisely co-ordinated
military campaign.
In just 14 days, Iran's defensive military response
True Promise 4
to
the US/Israeli war of aggression has continued to hit the core of US power in
the Persian Gulf, from Qatar's Al-Udeid Air Base to the US Fifth Fleet
headquarters in Bahrain and its genocidal ally Israel. Iran has featured the
deployment of hundreds of missiles, including ballistic and hypersonic
variants, together with attack drones in some 40 waves to date against numerous
US and Israeli targets throughout the region.
Web of US military bases in the Persian Gulf
As Iranian reports say, to fully grasp the magnitude of Iran's defensive
military achievements, one must first understand the intricate web of US
military power that has for decades strangled the Persian Gulf region [1]. At
the apex of this system sits Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. A sprawling facility
covering approximately fifty square kilometres south-west of Doha, it stands as
the largest American military installation in the entire West Asia and the
forward headquarters of United States Central Command. Al-Udeid is the
cornerstone of US military strategy in the region, housing over ten thousand
personnel and supporting the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Its formidable array
of bombers, fighter aircraft, surveillance platforms, and drones has, for
years, been the launchpad for aggressive operations against regional nations.
Demonstration in London opposing the attack on Iran,
March 7, 2026
Around 150 miles from Al-Udeid lies Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab
Emirates. This installation complements its Qatari counterpart by providing the
United States with advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
capabilities. Al-Dhafra hosts approximately five thousand active-duty US
military personnel assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Their primary
missions include aerial refuelling and high-altitude intelligence gathering,
utilising platforms such as the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady, the Boeing E-3 Sentry
AWACS, and the RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones - aircraft that have
routinely violated Iranian airspace along the Persian Gulf coast.
In Bahrain, the Naval Support Activity in Manama serves as the headquarters
for both US Naval Forces Central Command and the United States Fifth Fleet.
Supporting over nine thousand military personnel and more than one hundred
tenant commands, this facility, established on the grounds of the former
British Royal Navy base HMS Juffair, provides the logistical and command
infrastructure necessary for the Fifth Fleet to project power throughout the
region with its carrier strike groups and supporting vessels.
Kuwait hosts yet another crucial node. Camp Arifjan serves as the primary
forward logistics hub for American ground forces, while Ali Al-Salem Air Base
hosts the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Mohammed Al-Ahmad Naval Base
provides critical naval infrastructure.
This was the fortress America had built, a ring of steel and fire meant to
contain and intimidate Iran and the countries of the Persian Gulf and West
Asia. And this is the US/Israeli fortress that Iran has shattered.
The Response
True Promise 4
Arifjan is a major U.S. Army installation in Kuwait,
serving as a forward logistics and operational hub for U.S. and coalition
forces in the Middle East
According to multiple reports and within hours of the initial wave of
aggression, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched Operation
True Promise 4
, "a meticulously planned retaliation that
simultaneously targeted more than a dozen American military installations
across the region".
At Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Iranian missiles struck with devastating
precision. Their impacts were captured on video and broadcast by multiple news
agencies. The most significant achievement was the complete destruction of the
AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar, a system valued at approximately $1.1
billion that served as the electronic eye of American air defence throughout
the Persian Gulf.
This fixed UHF phased-array radar, designed to detect and continuously track
ballistic missiles at extremely long ranges, represented the most critical
component of the US early warning architecture in West Asia. Its obliteration
rendered the entire American air defence network effectively blind, forcing
surviving batteries to operate with degraded situational awareness and
dramatically reducing their effectiveness against subsequent Iranian strikes.
Simultaneously, Iranian missiles and kamikaze drones descended upon
Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE, destroying the American terrorists' air warfare
centre, satellite communication centre, early warning radars, and fire control
radars, effectively decapitating the base's command and control capabilities.
The Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS, and RQ-4
Global Hawk drones found themselves without the supporting infrastructure
necessary for their operations. Their hangars were damaged or destroyed, their
crews scrambling to survive the onslaught.
The strikes extended to the naval infrastructure. At Jebel Ali Port in
Dubai, which is the most frequent port of call for US Navy vessels outside the
American homeland, Iranian missiles caused significant damage to facilities
used for resupplying and maintaining the Fifth Fleet's warships.
In Bahrain, the headquarters of the United States Fifth Fleet came under
direct attack, with multiple missiles and kamikaze drones striking the Naval
Support Activity facility.
Video clips captured the moment of impact as projectiles struck buildings
within the base complex, including a high-rise structure housing American
troops.
The IRGC announced that a service centre for the Fifth Fleet had been
specifically targeted, and subsequent attacks on March 1 would hit an unnamed
US naval command and backup centre with two ballistic missiles.
Kuwait's American installations suffered perhaps the most complete
destruction. Ali Al-Salem Air Base, struck on February 28, came under renewed
attack on March 1.
The IRGC subsequently declared that the base had been rendered completely
out of service. This facility, home to the US Air Force's 386th Air
Expeditionary Wing, was effectively neutralised as a military asset: its
runways cratered, its hangars destroyed, its aircraft either damaged or forced
to flee. The Mohammed Al-Ahmad Naval Base suffered an equally devastating fate,
with three naval infrastructure structures reportedly destroyed. In a matter of
hours, the elaborate fortress America had spent decades building had been
shattered.
Iran's
True Promise 4
response to Israel
The "Western" media continues to implement the Israeli regime's
censorship hiding the effects of Iran's defensive response on Israel itself.
There has been considerable damage by Iran's 44 waves of
True Promise 4
missiles and drones on Israel and Tel Aviv itself, aiming to destroy the
Israeli regime's military capacity and infrastructure. This has itself been
unprecedented and devastating.
The effectiveness could already be seen when on Thursday, March 12,
Press
TV
reported [2]:
"Iran's Army says its operations against Israeli military
infrastructure are becoming easier and more precise after parts of the regime's
radar network were destroyed, as a new wave of drone strikes hit key bases and
security facilities. Iranian forces launched a fresh round of drone operations
against strategic Israeli targets on Thursday, striking the Palmachim Airbase,
Ovda Airbase, and a major facility of the Shin Bet internal security service
near Tel Aviv, according to an official military statement.
"Army spokesman Brigadier General Akraminia said the destruction of
sections of the enemy's radar infrastructure has significantly improved
operational conditions for Iranian forces. 'With the elimination of part of the
enemy's radar facilities at sensitive centres, continuing the operations has
become easier and we now have better access to important and sensitive points,'
he said. 'Operations are becoming more precise day by day.'"
The
Press TV
report continued: "According to the Army's
statement, Iranian loitering drones targeted the control tower, runway, and
aircraft hangars at Palmachim and Ovda airbases on Thursday. Palmachim, located
near Tel Aviv, serves as a key hub for the Israeli regime's satellite launches
and missile testing programmes. The base also hosts missile defence systems
such as David's Sling and Hermes-900 drones. The Ovda Airbase, another
strategic facility, functions as a major training base for the Israeli air
force. The site has also hosted American F-22 fighter jets.
London demonstration confronting the US Embassy, March 7
2026
"Iranian drones also struck the headquarters of the Shin Bet, which
operates as the operational heart of the regime's internal security apparatus,
coordinating security operations and protection of senior officials and
sensitive installations."
Among previous reports, there is one which shows that Iran also targeted Bir
as-Sab (Beersheba) in southern Israel, scoring a direct hit on the Israeli
army's communication complex located there. Microsoft and other Israeli
companies engaged in Israeli military operations in Gaza and beyond were also
struck in Bir as-Sab.
In Iran itself a report last Saturday said: "Since the beginning of the
aggression by the American-Zionist enemy, the number of drones shot down by the
defence systems of the Army and the IRGC has reached 82." The statement
came as reports published in domestic media suggested that Iranian armed forces
had also managed to down several foreign jets trying to enter the country's
airspace from neighbouring Kuwait.
As we write, Iranian defensive operations are ongoing in response to the
continued criminal US/Israeli bombing and aggression. The news reports also
point out that "the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement and the Islamic
Resistance in Iraq have also joined the front against the external aggressors
on Iran and Lebanon, inflicting heavy blows on the enemy". Latest
information on March 10 and 13 gives details of
True Promise 4's
34th,
35th and 44th waves [3]. Iranian armed forces have so far carried out 44 waves
of missile and drone strikes with advanced weaponry targeting Israeli military
facilities in the occupied territories, as well as US occupation bases and
assets scattered across the West Asia region.
The new Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah, Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei,
issued his first message on March 12, stressing unity and the Iranian people's
"determined and regret-inducing" defence efforts and asserting that
the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed. "The will of the people is to
continue effective defence," he said, "and their presence on the
scene must be maintained."
Notes
1. Op. True Promise 4: Iran's missile blitzkrieg dismantles US war machine in
West Asia -
Press TV
, Ivan Kesic, March 10
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/10/765211/op-true-promise-iran-missile-blitzkrieg-dismantles-us-war-machine-west-asia
2. Iran Army launches drone operation, says radar collapse makes Israeli
targets easier to hit -
Press TV
, March 12
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/12/765286/Iran-Army-launches-drone-operation-says-radar-collapse-makes-Israeli-targets-easier-to-hit
3. True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on
March 10,
Press TV
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/10/765225/true-promise-4-iran-resistance-axisops-against-us-israeli-assets-march-10
IRGC hits Israeli military sites, US bases in major offensive, March 13,
Press TV
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/13/765317/IRGC-hits-Israeli-military-sites-US-bases-in-major-offensive
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Hands Off Iran!
Iran
Continues Its Military Response to US/Israeli Attacks
The aggression by the US and Israel on February 28, which has since
intensified, has led to the martyrdom of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic
Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, as well at least 1,255 Iranians
killed so far, including 165 schoolgirls in the city of Minab. In response to
this unprompted criminal US/Israeli aggression while US-Iran negotiations had
been ongoing, Iran has conducted a devastating and precisely co-ordinated
military campaign.
In just 14 days, Iran's defensive military response
True Promise 4
to
the US/Israeli war of aggression has continued to hit the core of US power in
the Persian Gulf, from Qatar's Al-Udeid Air Base to the US Fifth Fleet
headquarters in Bahrain and its genocidal ally Israel. Iran has featured the
deployment of hundreds of missiles, including ballistic and hypersonic
variants, together with attack drones in some 40 waves to date against numerous
US and Israeli targets throughout the region.
Web of US military bases in the Persian Gulf
As Iranian reports say, to fully grasp the magnitude of Iran's defensive
military achievements, one must first understand the intricate web of US
military power that has for decades strangled the Persian Gulf region [1]. At
the apex of this system sits Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. A sprawling facility
covering approximately fifty square kilometres south-west of Doha, it stands as
the largest American military installation in the entire West Asia and the
forward headquarters of United States Central Command. Al-Udeid is the
cornerstone of US military strategy in the region, housing over ten thousand
personnel and supporting the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Its formidable array
of bombers, fighter aircraft, surveillance platforms, and drones has, for
years, been the launchpad for aggressive operations against regional nations.
Demonstration in London opposing the attack on Iran,
March 7, 2026
Around 150 miles from Al-Udeid lies Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab
Emirates. This installation complements its Qatari counterpart by providing the
United States with advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
capabilities. Al-Dhafra hosts approximately five thousand active-duty US
military personnel assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Their primary
missions include aerial refuelling and high-altitude intelligence gathering,
utilising platforms such as the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady, the Boeing E-3 Sentry
AWACS, and the RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones - aircraft that have
routinely violated Iranian airspace along the Persian Gulf coast.
In Bahrain, the Naval Support Activity in Manama serves as the headquarters
for both US Naval Forces Central Command and the United States Fifth Fleet.
Supporting over nine thousand military personnel and more than one hundred
tenant commands, this facility, established on the grounds of the former
British Royal Navy base HMS Juffair, provides the logistical and command
infrastructure necessary for the Fifth Fleet to project power throughout the
region with its carrier strike groups and supporting vessels.
Kuwait hosts yet another crucial node. Camp Arifjan serves as the primary
forward logistics hub for American ground forces, while Ali Al-Salem Air Base
hosts the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Mohammed Al-Ahmad Naval Base
provides critical naval infrastructure.
This was the fortress America had built, a ring of steel and fire meant to
contain and intimidate Iran and the countries of the Persian Gulf and West
Asia. And this is the US/Israeli fortress that Iran has shattered.
The Response
True Promise 4
Arifjan is a major U.S. Army installation in Kuwait,
serving as a forward logistics and operational hub for U.S. and coalition
forces in the Middle East
According to multiple reports and within hours of the initial wave of
aggression, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched Operation
True Promise 4
, "a meticulously planned retaliation that
simultaneously targeted more than a dozen American military installations
across the region".
At Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Iranian missiles struck with devastating
precision. Their impacts were captured on video and broadcast by multiple news
agencies. The most significant achievement was the complete destruction of the
AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar, a system valued at approximately $1.1
billion that served as the electronic eye of American air defence throughout
the Persian Gulf.
This fixed UHF phased-array radar, designed to detect and continuously track
ballistic missiles at extremely long ranges, represented the most critical
component of the US early warning architecture in West Asia. Its obliteration
rendered the entire American air defence network effectively blind, forcing
surviving batteries to operate with degraded situational awareness and
dramatically reducing their effectiveness against subsequent Iranian strikes.
Simultaneously, Iranian missiles and kamikaze drones descended upon
Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE, destroying the American terrorists' air warfare
centre, satellite communication centre, early warning radars, and fire control
radars, effectively decapitating the base's command and control capabilities.
The Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS, and RQ-4
Global Hawk drones found themselves without the supporting infrastructure
necessary for their operations. Their hangars were damaged or destroyed, their
crews scrambling to survive the onslaught.
The strikes extended to the naval infrastructure. At Jebel Ali Port in
Dubai, which is the most frequent port of call for US Navy vessels outside the
American homeland, Iranian missiles caused significant damage to facilities
used for resupplying and maintaining the Fifth Fleet's warships.
In Bahrain, the headquarters of the United States Fifth Fleet came under
direct attack, with multiple missiles and kamikaze drones striking the Naval
Support Activity facility.
Video clips captured the moment of impact as projectiles struck buildings
within the base complex, including a high-rise structure housing American
troops.
The IRGC announced that a service centre for the Fifth Fleet had been
specifically targeted, and subsequent attacks on March 1 would hit an unnamed
US naval command and backup centre with two ballistic missiles.
Kuwait's American installations suffered perhaps the most complete
destruction. Ali Al-Salem Air Base, struck on February 28, came under renewed
attack on March 1.
The IRGC subsequently declared that the base had been rendered completely
out of service. This facility, home to the US Air Force's 386th Air
Expeditionary Wing, was effectively neutralised as a military asset: its
runways cratered, its hangars destroyed, its aircraft either damaged or forced
to flee. The Mohammed Al-Ahmad Naval Base suffered an equally devastating fate,
with three naval infrastructure structures reportedly destroyed. In a matter of
hours, the elaborate fortress America had spent decades building had been
shattered.
Iran's
True Promise 4
response to Israel
The "Western" media continues to implement the Israeli regime's
censorship hiding the effects of Iran's defensive response on Israel itself.
There has been considerable damage by Iran's 44 waves of
True Promise 4
missiles and drones on Israel and Tel Aviv itself, aiming to destroy the
Israeli regime's military capacity and infrastructure. This has itself been
unprecedented and devastating.
The effectiveness could already be seen when on Thursday, March 12,
Press
TV
reported [2]:
"Iran's Army says its operations against Israeli military
infrastructure are becoming easier and more precise after parts of the regime's
radar network were destroyed, as a new wave of drone strikes hit key bases and
security facilities. Iranian forces launched a fresh round of drone operations
against strategic Israeli targets on Thursday, striking the Palmachim Airbase,
Ovda Airbase, and a major facility of the Shin Bet internal security service
near Tel Aviv, according to an official military statement.
"Army spokesman Brigadier General Akraminia said the destruction of
sections of the enemy's radar infrastructure has significantly improved
operational conditions for Iranian forces. 'With the elimination of part of the
enemy's radar facilities at sensitive centres, continuing the operations has
become easier and we now have better access to important and sensitive points,'
he said. 'Operations are becoming more precise day by day.'"
The
Press TV
report continued: "According to the Army's
statement, Iranian loitering drones targeted the control tower, runway, and
aircraft hangars at Palmachim and Ovda airbases on Thursday. Palmachim, located
near Tel Aviv, serves as a key hub for the Israeli regime's satellite launches
and missile testing programmes. The base also hosts missile defence systems
such as David's Sling and Hermes-900 drones. The Ovda Airbase, another
strategic facility, functions as a major training base for the Israeli air
force. The site has also hosted American F-22 fighter jets.
London demonstration confronting the US Embassy, March 7
2026
"Iranian drones also struck the headquarters of the Shin Bet, which
operates as the operational heart of the regime's internal security apparatus,
coordinating security operations and protection of senior officials and
sensitive installations."
Among previous reports, there is one which shows that Iran also targeted Bir
as-Sab (Beersheba) in southern Israel, scoring a direct hit on the Israeli
army's communication complex located there. Microsoft and other Israeli
companies engaged in Israeli military operations in Gaza and beyond were also
struck in Bir as-Sab.
In Iran itself a report last Saturday said: "Since the beginning of the
aggression by the American-Zionist enemy, the number of drones shot down by the
defence systems of the Army and the IRGC has reached 82." The statement
came as reports published in domestic media suggested that Iranian armed forces
had also managed to down several foreign jets trying to enter the country's
airspace from neighbouring Kuwait.
As we write, Iranian defensive operations are ongoing in response to the
continued criminal US/Israeli bombing and aggression. The news reports also
point out that "the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement and the Islamic
Resistance in Iraq have also joined the front against the external aggressors
on Iran and Lebanon, inflicting heavy blows on the enemy". Latest
information on March 10 and 13 gives details of
True Promise 4's
34th,
35th and 44th waves [3]. Iranian armed forces have so far carried out 44 waves
of missile and drone strikes with advanced weaponry targeting Israeli military
facilities in the occupied territories, as well as US occupation bases and
assets scattered across the West Asia region.
The new Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah, Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei,
issued his first message on March 12, stressing unity and the Iranian people's
"determined and regret-inducing" defence efforts and asserting that
the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed. "The will of the people is to
continue effective defence," he said, "and their presence on the
scene must be maintained."
Notes
1. Op. True Promise 4: Iran's missile blitzkrieg dismantles US war machine in
West Asia -
Press TV
, Ivan Kesic, March 10
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/10/765211/op-true-promise-iran-missile-blitzkrieg-dismantles-us-war-machine-west-asia
2. Iran Army launches drone operation, says radar collapse makes Israeli
targets easier to hit -
Press TV
, March 12
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/12/765286/Iran-Army-launches-drone-operation-says-radar-collapse-makes-Israeli-targets-easier-to-hit
3. True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on
March 10,
Press TV
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/10/765225/true-promise-4-iran-resistance-axisops-against-us-israeli-assets-march-10
IRGC hits Israeli military sites, US bases in major offensive, March 13,
Press TV
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/13/765317/IRGC-hits-Israeli-military-sites-US-bases-in-major-offensive
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