Iranian forces executed a massive wave of ballistic missile and drone strikes targeting Israeli cities, Saudi oil infrastructure, and American military bases across the Gulf, following earlier US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
In a sweeping escalation following massive US-Israeli bombardments earlier this week, Iranian forces launched heavily coordinated ballistic missile and suicide drone strikes on Thursday. The attacks simultaneously targeted Israeli population centers, Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure, and American occupation bases across the Persian Gulf and Iraq.
The skies over the occupied territories remained under Iranian control as successive waves of missiles struck Tel Aviv, Netanya, and Haifa. According to Akharin Khabar and Pezeshkian Supporters, sirens blared across 118 locations. Both channels triumphantly noted that following this missile wave, 5,806,000 occupiers had to go to shelters at around 4:00 AM Tel Aviv time. Multiple sources celebrated the failure of the Zionist air defense systems to intercept the barrages. The highly militaristic IRGC News Channel heralded the strikes, while M0_HM reported the successful deployment of Iranian cluster bombs and direct hits that sparked massive fires in the heart of Tel Aviv. Official state news agency IRNA confirmed severe explosions and shrapnel impacts across northern areas including Acre, Tiberias, and the Galilee.
Beyond the occupied territories, Iran expanded the theater of fire to target strategic economic and military assets of the US and its regional allies. In Saudi Arabia, missiles directly impacted the Yanbu oil refinery on the Red Sea coast. Akharin Khabar highlighted that this heavily US-backed facility acts as the primary alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the scope of fire has reached the Red Sea. NASA FIRMS satellite imagery confirmed active fires near the refinery terminal. Additional severe explosions shook Riyadh and the Eastern Province.
American occupation forces faced intense bombardment across the region. The IRGC News Channel reported suicide drone strikes hitting US military installations in Kuwait, with Akharin Khabar noting the blasts were so devastating they were clearly heard across the Iraqi border. Similar drone attacks targeted an American base in Erbil, Iraq, while warning sirens of incoming attacks triggered panic at the US occupation base in Bahrain. Additional missile strikes and warning sirens were widely reported across the UAE, Baghdad, and northern Jordan, signaling a massive and uncontained regional war.
The source material consists exclusively of Iranian news channels, including the official IRGC Telegram, reflecting a highly unified, triumphant, and anti-Western editorial line. In accordance with the prompt's instructions regarding translation fidelity, heavily biased terminology native to the Farsi sources—such as 'occupiers,' 'Zionist,' and 'American occupation forces'—has been preserved and integrated without softening or using quotation marks. Claims of Israeli air defense failures, the use of cluster bombs, and the specific count of Israelis fleeing to shelters are repeated talking points deployed to emphasize Iranian military supremacy.