IRGC Launches Multi-Wave Operation, Strikes US Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE

The IRGC launched the 95th wave of Operation True Promise under the code "Ya Hassan bin Ali (AS)".

They conducted a coordinated offensive across West Asia and the occupied Palestinian territories.

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US HIMARS artillery in Kuwait and a US Patriot missile system in northern Bahrain were struck.

A facility belonging to Oracle Corporation in the UAE was also targeted.

Multiple locations in Israel were hit with multi-warhead Qadr missiles.

The IRGC targeted the Israeli commercial vessel MSC Ishika at the Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain.

This represented an expansion of Iranian naval strike capabilities into commercial maritime assets linked to Israel.

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Targeting vessels under flags of convenience is a destabilizing factor for maritime security.

American media reported that the United States evacuated 1,500 of its forces from the Bahrain naval base.

Bahrain hosts the US Fifth Fleet, a critical regional maritime force.

The evacuation marked a rare concession after over a month of tit-for-tat strikes.

Explosions were reported near the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.

Sirens sounded in Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, and northern Israel.

Al Jazeera

Kuwait closed commercial airspace for the first time since 1991.

The strikes came after the US and Israel launched a campaign against Iran on February 28.

Iranian outlets listed specific targets including the Oracle facility.

Western outlets varied in detail, France 24 omitted the Oracle strike.

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Egyptian and Qatari outlets emphasized the evacuation from Bahrain.

None of the Western sources framed the strikes as retaliatory.