Iranian media channels report that explosions have shaken American military installations, including Victory Base in Baghdad and a US base in Bahrain.
Iranian media outlets are reporting two separate incidents involving explosions at United States military installations in the Middle East.
According to a breaking report from Khorasan Online, a regional Iranian news outlet that generally aligns with state narratives, an explosion occurred at an American facility in Bahrain. Relying on unnamed news sources, the channel stated that explosions "shook the American military base in Bahrain."
In a parallel development, the IRGC News Channel, an outlet heavily aligned with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and known for its anti-US military posture, reported a similar incident at a US facility in Iraq. The channel announced that an explosion "shook the American Victory Base, near Baghdad airport."
Neither outlet provided further details regarding potential casualties, damage, or the specific cause of the explosions in these initial alerts.
The source messages are very brief, breaking-news style alerts. No exact timestamps for the blasts or details on casualties and damages were provided in the text. Both outlets share an Iranian state-aligned editorial stance, which frequently emphasizes vulnerabilities or attacks on US forces in the region.