US-Iran War: IRGC Warns of 'Devastating' Retaliation Across West Asia if US Targets Its Infrastructure

Iran's military command issued a stern warning on Thursday, vowing a devastating retaliatory campaign against all critical infrastructure across West Asia if the United States follows through on threats to target Iranian power plants and bridges. The warning coincided with a series of coordinated Iranian missile and drone strikes targeting U.S. military bases and assets located in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan early Thursday morning.

Iran Escalates Retaliation Threats Over Infrastructure

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s main military command, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, delivered the warning via a video message broadcasted by state-aligned media. Zolfaghari clarified that if the U.S. strikes Iranian domestic infrastructure, the Islamic Republic’s response will not be proportional, but rather "more severe, widespread, and devastating than ever." US-Iran War: IRGC Claims Drone, Missile Strikes on US Military Bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.

The escalation comes in direct response to statements made on Tuesday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who indicated that the U.S. would expand its military campaign to target Iranian infrastructure next week unless Tehran agrees to immediately join negotiations.

Coordinated Drone and Missile Attacks Hit U.S. Bases

Hours before the military command's public warning, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army launched joint aerospace and naval operations against multiple regional facilities hosting U.S. personnel.

According to official IRGC statements published by Sepah News, Iranian forces targeted Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base, claiming the destruction of a Counter-RAM (C-RAM) air defense radar system, a satellite communications hub, and an aircraft assembly site. Additionally, the statement detailed strikes against a U.S. military command center and a fighter jet ramp at the al-Azraq base in Jordan, alongside a designated wharf at Kuwait’s Shuaiba Port. US Airstrikes Hit Northern Iran As It Disables Ship Trying To Run Blockade.

Simultaneously, the Iranian Army deployed its homegrown Arash long-range drones to target U.S. radar installations, an American Patriot missile battery, and regional oil depots. In Bahrain, the strikes specifically focused on U.S. communications and radar facilities stationed at the Shaikh Isa Air Base.

Collapsing Diplomatic Channels Fuel Regional Crisis

The current wave of hostilities follows several days of U.S. military strikes against locations in Iran’s southern provinces. Washington previously defended those operations as defensive measures intended to degrade Iran’s capacity to threaten international commercial shipping vessels navigating the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebi noted on social media that the latest operations were designed to directly disrupt offensive U.S. infrastructure in the region, cautioning that Washington could no longer dictate the parameters of the ongoing conflict.

The military flare-up signals a significant breakdown in diplomatic channels. The direct clashes occur despite a peace memorandum of understanding signed between Washington and Tehran on June 18, which originally bound both nations to convene formal bilateral negotiations within a strict 60-day window.

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