IRGC Strikes US Fifth Fleet Base in Bahrain With Missiles and Drones

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it launched a missile-and-drone strike against the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet facilities at Mina Salman in Bahrain, describing the attack as “devastating” and saying two waves of strikes hit the base.

“March 11, 2026 The IRGC has stated its intention to continue military actions against US and Israeli targets until it achieves what it calls the 'complete surrender' of its enemies”

Pakistan Today

Iranian statements said key base infrastructure — including anti‑drone defenses, drone storage and maintenance areas, support equipment and fuel tanks — were targeted with precision missiles and drones.

Pakistan Today

Regional reporting also linked the Mina Salman claims to a broader set of IRGC strikes across US and allied bases in the Gulf, with Tehran’s forces saying they struck Al‑Udairi in Kuwait as part of the same campaign.

Tehran framed the operation as part of a named campaign and said it employed heavy ballistic missiles and suicide drones.

PressTV reported the attack followed the announcement of “Wave 42” of Operation True Promise 4, code‑named “Labbaik Khamenei,” and listed Emad, Qadr, Kheibar Shekan and Fattah among the missiles used alongside suicide drones.

PressTV

Other regional outlets described the strikes as another numbered wave in a continuing series of attacks; Pakistan Today and The Express Tribune referred to the same set of strikes as the IRGC’s “38th wave,” showing an inconsistency between Iranian outlets on the wave count while agreeing that multiple missile types and drones were employed against military targets across the region.

Iran’s political and military leadership framed the strikes as part of a defensive, deterrent posture and explicitly threatened to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.

“'We only think of enemy's complete surrender,' says Iran's IRGC Force vows to continue striking Israeli and US bases across Middle East until war threat ends Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it will continue striking Israeli and United States bases across the Middle East until it perceives the threat of war against Iran has ended”

The Express Tribune

PressTV quoted Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei saying “The Strait of Hormuz must remain closed,” while IRGC statements echoed uncompromising language about forcing an enemy surrender and targeting commercial shipping deemed linked to Israel or the US.

Pakistan Today carried IRGC declarations such as “We only think of the enemy's complete surrender” and the claim that certain vessels were struck after ignoring IRGC warnings, and warned that Tehran would deny oil passage to enemies.

Iranian statements claimed significant hits on US forces and personnel, while regional outlets also reported damage and casualties tied to the same wave of strikes.

PressTV said the IRGC claimed the strike “successfully hit American military gatherings, causing significant damage” and noted US Naval Forces Central Command reported a fire aboard the USS Gerald R.

Pakistan Today

Pakistan Today and The Express Tribune repeated Iranian claims that the Al‑Udairi strike sent “more than 100 troops to nearby hospitals.”

These accounts come from Iranian military and regional reporting and should be read as claims rather than independently verified assessments.

Observers and the Iranian military tied the strikes to a wider regional escalation that includes attacks on Israeli military sites and threats to financial and energy infrastructure.

“The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has launched a devastating missile and drone strike on the US Navy's Fifth Fleet base in Mina Salman, Bahrain, shortly after the first message from the new leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, emphasized Iran's "determined and regret-inducing" defense efforts”

PressTV

Pakistan Today reported Iranian strikes on Israeli sites including a satellite communications centre south of Tel Aviv, Beer Yaakov, West Jerusalem and Haifa, and quoted Iranian military comments warning of retaliation for US‑Israeli strikes on Iranian soil; it also quoted a military spokesman urging civilians to keep distance from banks and warning oil could reach $200 a barrel.

PressTV

PressTV and The Express Tribune framed the actions as part of an ongoing campaign (named Operation True Promise) and both outlets emphasised Tehran’s stated intent to continue pressure until perceived threats end.