Tehran: Irans Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned US attacks on Larak Island, and said strikes on US bases in response were "in accordance with the inherent right of legitimate defense." Iran on Monday said its forces struck US military bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
According to Deutsche Welle, the US bases in Jordan were used in the attacks on the island, which killed and injured Iranian armed forces members and civilians, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. In a separate statement on Iranian state media, Irans Revolutionary Guards said two US air bases in Jordan were damaged by ballistic missiles.
Citing Irans army, Iranian state television reported US forces and helicopters were targeted with drones at the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. The US military has not yet commented on the reports of Iranian retaliatory attacks.