Iranian state-aligned media and aggregators are reporting a widespread series of explosions targeting US military bases and diplomatic facilities across Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Iraqi Kurdistan.
According to multiple Iranian state-aligned and news aggregator channels, a wave of explosions has targeted American military and diplomatic installations across the Middle East.
Jordan and Saudi Arabia Early Thursday morning, Arab sources reported explosions at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, where US military personnel are stationed, reported Fars News International and Foreign Policy, a news agency affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The mainstream Iranian aggregator Akharin Khabar stated that "warning sirens" were heard following the blasts, a claim echoed by the pro-government channel Supporters of Pezeshkian in a similarly worded dispatch, as well as by the unlinked aggregator Khabari Plus.In Saudi Arabia, an explosion was reported in the vicinity of the US embassy in Riyadh. The IRGC News Channel, an unofficial outlet reflecting the posture of the Revolutionary Guards, relayed an urgent report of the incident. This development was also highlighted by Fars News International and Foreign Policy and the military-focused channel Khabar Fori Jang, which attributed the initial claim to Sputnik.
Persian Gulf Installations Explosions were similarly reported at American facilities in the Persian Gulf. Akharin Khabar noted the sound of explosions at US bases in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. Demonstrating a celebratory posture, the IRGC News Channel amplified this same report by introducing the news with the hashtag "#Allahu_Akbar". Elaborating on the UAE incidents, Fars News International and Foreign Policy stated that "news sources report the targeting of the American Al Dhafra base in the Emirates." Iraqi Kurdistan Finally, the blasts extended to northern Iraq. Citing an Al Jazeera reporter, Akharin Khabar reported that "the sound of two explosions was heard in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region," an area that frequently hosts US coalition forces.The source messages indicate a highly coordinated reporting effort across Iranian Telegram channels regarding purported attacks on US bases. The exact nature of the explosions is not detailed, but the reports span a wide geographic area across the Middle East. High view counts on messages from Khabar Fori Jang and Supporters of Pezeshkian indicate significant domestic engagement with these breaking news alerts.