Iran has launched attacks on US military facilities in several Middle Eastern countries in retaliation for a US strike, according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).The IRGC Aerospace Force said in a statement that ballistic missiles were fired at a barracks housing US Marines in Jordan. It claimed that a large number of US military personnel were killed and several key facilities were destroyed in the attack.The IRGC also claimed that several US attack helicopters were destroyed.According to the Iranian force, the strikes were carried out in response to a US attack on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran that killed four people.In a statement, the IRGC said that, as part of the second phase of its Operation to Punish the Aggressor, its Aerospace Force targeted the US Marine base at Camp Tibtin, located on the coast of Aqaba in Jordan.The statement claimed that a large number of US soldiers were killed and several important facilities and attack helicopters were destroyed.Drone facilities also targetedIn another statement, the IRGC said it had carried out a heavy ballistic missile attack on the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan.The target was reportedly a hangar housing US long-range RQ-4 and MQ-9 drones.The IRGC claimed that several drones were destroyed in the attack. It also said that several pilots and flight technicians were killed.The Iranian force further claimed that fires broke out at several technical facilities inside the base.The claims come amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States following the US strike, with Tehran vowing to retaliate against American military interests in the region. Source: Press TV
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