Iranian Counterattack Pummels US and Israeli Positions Across the Region

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Iran’s Operation True Promise 4 is dealing severe and painful blows to US and Israeli targets across the Greater Middle East after the US and Israel launched a war of aggression on February 28.

Waves of missile and drone swarm attacks by Iran and allied anti-imperialist forces in the region have targeted US and other imperialist military infrastructure in Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Jordan, Turkey, and Cyprus.

The US military has so far admitted six of its soldiers have been annihilated and others wounded. Iran claims over 500 US military personnel have been killed or injured so far.

US embassies in Lebanon, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia closed indefinitely. The Central Intelligence Agency’s station at the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia was directly hit in an Iranian drone attack.

The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was hit by Iranian drones and forced to retreat according to the Iranian military.

A $1.1 billion US radar system and at least two THAAD missile defense batteries have reportedly been destroyed, which are vital for defense from aerial attacks.

Devastating economic attacks sent the US stock market plunging. On March 2, Iran cut off the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of the world’s crude oil passes. At least four tankers attempting to bypass the blockade have been targeted.

“Any ship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz will burn,” an Iranian Brigadier General announced. “Not one drop of oil will be allowed to leave the region.”

Major oil and gas sites have been hit, including in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and Iraq, shutting down production at several sites.

Israel has come under constant fire from Iran and Hezbollah. Iran reported a direct hit on the Zionist head-butcher Netanyahu’s office in Tel Aviv, as well as other sites throughout the occupied territory.

“We had already warned about expanding attacks on the bases, which are occupied by the aggressor enemies, and said that sirens would never cease in Israel,” an Iranian Colonel said.

The Iranian defensive attacks aim to establish deterrence and retaliate for the US-Israel war against the oppressed nation. The US and Israel have so far murdered over 1,000 Iranians, injured thousands more, and assassinated a number of officials, including Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

165 schoolgirls and staff were massacred in a double-tap strike by US-Israeli forces on the first day of their attacks.

Iran’s Red Crescent Society says at least 105 civilian structures have been attacked, including 15 medical facilities and a number of schools.

The Iranian military reports intercepting dozens of US and Israeli drones over the course of the war, as well as five US fighter jets, each costing tens of millions of dollars. The US and Israel have contested these figures.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced March 2 that additional US troops would be deployed to the region, while saying the war would remain brief and would not involve ground combat. By contrast, imperialist-in-Chief Donald Trump said the conflict could last four to five weeks or longer and threatened troop deployment.

Analysts cited by monopoly media say the US had hoped to crush Iran in the opening phase of the war. A prolonged conflict, they argue, could favor Iran by stretching US and Israeli missile defenses across the region. Iranian forces appear to be pacing missile launches while relying heavily on lower-cost drone swarms to fatigue expensive air defense systems and conserve their missile reserves.

Image: An Iranian ballistic missile strikes a US military base in Qatar, bypassing three interceptors. Retrieved from social media.

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