US Destroys IRGC Command, Air Defence Sites in Fourth Day of Attacks on Iran

On the fourth day of intensive US–Israeli military action against Iran, US Central Command (CENTCOM) publicly claimed that U.S. forces "destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command-and-control facilities, air-defence installations, and missile and drone launch sites."

“The United States military has said its forces have destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command and control facilities and air defence installations as heavy US-Israel attacks on Iran continued for a fourth day and Tehran retaliated across the region”

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CENTCOM said the strikes continued and "Tehran struck back across the region."

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CENTCOM posted those assertions but "did not provide evidence," a detail repeatedly noted in regional and international reporting about the operations.

Multiple reports described the strikes as precision attacks aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to coordinate aerial and missile operations.

Outlets said U.S. forces targeted "key command-and-control centers, air-defence systems, and missile and drone launch facilities" and that the campaign was intended to "degrade Iranian air defenses to maintain air superiority over western Iran."

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Some sources reported damage at strategic sites including Iran’s Natanz complex.

Reporting on the human and material toll varied.

“The Institute for the Study of War a leading international policy research organization observed that the US Israeli strikes into Iran on Monday struck the Natanz Nuclear facility, causing severe damage to at least three buildings”

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Some outlets cited substantial casualties from earlier phases of the campaign, with one report referencing "at least 52 deaths and 154 injuries".

Other local counts and claims ranged much higher.

US officials were reported to have said "six US service members" were killed in Iranian retaliatory attacks in/over Kuwait.

Local reporting listed Iranian military deaths at specific bases.

Exchanges quickly spilled across the Gulf and neighbouring states as Iran and Iran-linked forces reported counterstrikes.

The IRGC said its naval forces launched an "intensive missile-and-drone strike on the US air base in the Sheikh Isa area of Bahrain," claiming the "main command building and headquarters were destroyed and fuel storage tanks set ablaze."

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Other reports said Iranian drones struck "the U.S. embassy in Riyadh."

Reports said Iran launched missiles toward Israel and multiple Gulf states.

Accounts disagree on leadership and strategic outcomes, and some of the most dramatic claims remain unverified or are contradicted across sources.

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A subset of outlets reported a decapitation-level impact, including that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed, while other mainstream and regional reports focused on CENTCOM's target claims without corroborating those leadership assertions.

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Observers cautioned that many figures and leadership reports were not independently verified.