Shafaq News- Tehran
Iran on Friday launched missile strikes on Israeli targets, damaging a drone manufacturing facility in central Israel and triggering air raid sirens across multiple areas, according to Israeli media, as Tehran simultaneously reported attacks on US military assets across the region.
Israeli media reported that an Iranian missile struck a drone production facility in Petah Tikva, part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, causing significant damage. Sirens sounded across central Israel —including Sharon, Samaria, Dan, Yarkon, Shfela, and Bik'a —after launches were detected from Iran.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in a statement carried by Iranian media, described the strikes as part of the 92nd wave of “Operation True Promise 4,” targeting more than 50 sites in Tel Aviv and other areas. The IRGC also reported missile strikes on the Ramat David airbase in southeast Haifa, which hosts Israeli F-16 squadrons.
Beyond Israel, Iran’s army announced —according to Tasnim News Agency— that it carried out drone strikes on US military-linked sites in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The targets included Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, a major logistics base for US forces, and facilities linked to the Alba aluminum plant in Bahrain, which is the country’s largest smelter and supports US military industries.
The IRGC said its naval and aerospace forces targeted US assets, including amphibious vessels gathered at Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port and a long-range early-warning radar system at Jabal al-Dukhan in Bahrain, which it claimed was destroyed in a drone strike.
Meanwhile, US officials confirmed to The New York Times and Axios that an American fighter jet was shot down over Iran, with a rescue operation underway for the crew. Tasnim, citing sources, reported that the pilot may have been captured after ejecting inside Iranian territory, and that US recovery attempts involving helicopters and aircraft were unsuccessful.
In Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, the deputy security governor denied reports of a US heliborne operation, stating that although US aircraft were observed flying at low altitude, “no operation or deployment by hostile forces took place.”
Separately, the deputy security governor of Hormozgan province said that renewed US-Israeli strikes targeted Bandar Charak port, killing one civilian and damaging maritime infrastructure, including four landing craft, the passenger terminal, and monitoring facilities. Iranian state television reported explosions in several locations, including near Mehrabad Airport and at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, as well as heavy blasts in Parchin and around Evin prison in the capital, attributing them to US and Israeli strikes. The extent of material damage or casualties remains unclear.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei posted an image on X of a downed drone over Shiraz, describing it as “evidence of direct participation” by regional actors in what he called US-Israeli aggression, and called on those states to clarify their involvement.
The IRGC also condemned what it described as Israeli attacks on infrastructure in Kuwait, including desalination facilities, citing information attributed to Kuwait’s Ministry of Energy. It warned that US bases and Israeli military and security sites would be considered “legitimate targets,” and urged regional countries to remain vigilant against further escalation.
Kuwait, however, said Iranian attacks struck Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, sparking fires in several operational units, while a power generation and water desalination facility sustained material damage without casualties. Emirates Global Aluminium confirmed that its Al-Taweelah site suffered significant damage after Iranian missile and drone strikes targeted Abu Dhabi.