Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has carried out missile and drone strikes on a US air base in Jordan and has pledged to continue attacks on US military bases "until ultimate victory," according to reports from the Russian state news agency TASS. In a series of dispatches, TASS cited statements from the IRGC press service describing the strikes as part of a "retaliation operation" that remains in progress.

Coverage comparison

TASS published two separate reports on the subject. On July 13, the agency reported that the IRGC said it had successfully executed missile and drone strikes on a US air base in Jordan. That report said the attack set ammunition depots and fuel storage tanks on fire, and it quoted the IRGC as stating that those strikes constituted only the first phase of a broader "retaliation operation" that was still underway.

Two days later, on July 15, TASS reported additional details. According to the agency, the IRGC has launched six drone attacks on US bases in the Middle East since "Washington violated the ceasefire," as a phrase that appeared in that account. The same dispatch quoted the IRGC press service as declaring that the force will continue to carry out strikes on US military bases "until ultimate victory." The later report also specifically named the Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan as a target of the Iranian military.

The reports, both attributed by TASS to the IRGC, remain consistent in framing the attacks as an ongoing retaliation. The July 13 report emphasized the success of the initial strike on the Jordan-based facility, while the July 15 report expanded the scope, quantifying the number of drone attacks to date and asserting a commitment to further strikes.

Key Claims

  • TASS reported that Iran's IRGC carried out missile and drone strikes on a US air base in Jordan.
  • Theist report stated that the attack ignited ammunition depots and fuel storage tanks.
  • TASS later reported that the IRGC has launched six drone attacks on US bases in the Middle East.
  • According to TASS, the IRGC vowed to continue strikes on US military bases "until ultimate victory."
  • The Iranian military targeted the Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan, as reported by TASS.
  • TASS said that the strikes on Jordan were part of a "retaliation operation" that is still underway.
As the situation develops, TASS has presented these claims as coming directly from the IRGC's press service, without input from US or Jordanian authorities in the reports reviewed.