Iran Launches Operation True Promise 4 Striking US, Israeli Assets; Hezbollah, Iraqi Resistance Join

Iran launched "Operation True Promise 4," a multi-wave campaign led by the IRGC that used long-range missiles, drones and precision strikes to target US and Israeli military facilities across the wider West Asia theatre, including claims of hits on helicopter assembly centres, fuel tanks and command buildings at a US helicopter base in Al-Ada'iri, Kuwait.

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Business Standard reports the IRGC described multiple waves under sacred codes such as "Ya Haidar Karrar" and "Ya Amir al-Mu'minin," using missiles like Khaibar Shekan, Emad and Qadr with cluster warheads and claiming increased effectiveness after enemy radar systems were neutralised, while Iran's integrated air-defence networks also downed a Hermes 900 drone over western Iran.

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Fox News noted the north of Israel toward Haifa was reported under "heavy bombing," reflecting the campaign's reach into Israeli territory as well as strikes on military infrastructure.

The strikes extended to multiple regional US facilities and Israeli military infrastructure, with Business Standard reporting precision-guided missile attacks on the American Jafir Base following a prior strike on a desalination plant in Qeshm, repeated hits on Al-Azraq Air Base (described as a US aviation hub), and an IRGC claim of striking a tower housing American forces in Kuwait.

The report also notes participation by Iran's Army Ground Force using drones against military centres in Tel Aviv and Haifa.

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Fox News quoted Israeli military and Associated Press reporting saying roughly half of projectiles Iran launched toward Israel were cluster bombs, a detail the IDF used to characterise the nature and munitions of some incoming strikes.

The operation was presented by Iran as a coordinated regional effort and saw participation from allied non-state armed groups: Hezbollah launched rocket barrages at Branit and Nahariya and engaged Israeli soldiers along the border,

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the Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out 24 operations including drone strikes on Harir and the Victoria base at Baghdad Airport, and the Al-Karrar Brigades in the Levant reported a missile attack against US presence in Palmyra, eastern Syria.

Fox News and Reuters coverage cited by Fox described Hezbollah shifting to small-unit guerrilla tactics in south Lebanon, concentrating fighting near Khiyam and other border areas where Israel fears any land invasion might begin.

The immediate tactical and civilian impact included heavy bombing in northern Israel, continued sirens and shelter use in Tel Aviv, and Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure including Beirut’s southern suburbs (the Dahiyeh),

analysts and Israeli commentators warned of a widening asymmetric attrition war and potential Israeli ground incursions to create buffer zones up to the Litani River.

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Business Standard framed the strikes as part of a unified regional response in support of Iran and its stated motivations, while Fox News quoted Israeli analysts concerned about sustained attrition, evacuation warnings, and hopes that international actors would not prematurely declare victory and withdraw support.