IRGC: Iran Attacks Petrochemical Facilities in Israel, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait

ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH. (sina drakhshani)

JAKARTA - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday said that the Iranian armed forces launched an attack on petrochemical industrial facilities in Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Kuwait.

"This morning, the first phase of the retaliatory operation was carried out," according to an IRGC statement, as quoted by Iran's state television station.

"The attacks were aimed at Zionist targets and US economic interests in the region: oil refineries in Haifa, gas infrastructure in the UAE, US petrochemical companies in the UAE, US petrochemical companies in Bahrain, and US petrochemical infrastructure in Kuwait," the statement added.

Iran attacked Israeli territory and a number of US military targets in the Middle East in response to the joint military operation launched by the United States and Israel since February 28.

The first day of the joint military action killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, while a girls' school in southern Iran was also bombed.

Iran estimates the death toll from the attack to be more than 1,200.

Source: Sputnik/RIA Novosti