IRGC claims attacks on US Gulf military assets, stops second ship in Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacks on US military assets in the neighbouring Gulf countries, saying it had destroyed a fighter aircraft maintenance and repair centre, as well as a command-and-control centre, at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base using ballistic missiles.
Qatar's Ministry of Defence, however, said earlier that its armed forces had intercepted a missile attack targeting the country.
The IRGC also claimed a “heavy and surprise” attack on logistics support centres and refuelling platforms used by US aircraft carriers at the Port of Duqm in Oman, according to IRIB, Iran's state broadcaster.
Meanwhile, Iran's army said it had used explosive drones to target a Patriot air defence system, an ammunition depot and a radar site used by the US military in Kuwait, according to IRIB.
The army also claimed that another wave of drone attacks targeted a US communications system and radar site in Bahrain.
The IRGC said it had stopped a second "offending vessel" in the Strait of Hormuz and warned that continued US-Israeli "aggression" would trigger "even more devastating" responses.
This satellite image, taken by 2026 Planet Labs PBC on 1 March 2026 shows a view of smoke rising from damage at the US Fifth fleet naval base in Bahrain after it was hit by Iranian strikes. (AFP)