Iranian Revolutionary Guard Launches Three Missile Waves at Israel, Threatens to Bury American Soldiers

Overview: Early on Friday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard launched three coordinated waves of missiles within an hour as part of Operation "Al-Waad Al-Sadiq 4," striking toward Israel and vowing to “bury American soldiers wherever they are in hotels and shelters.”

“Early Friday morning, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard launched a series of attacks on Israel and numerous sites in countries across the region, vowing to "bury American soldiers wherever they are in hotels and shelters”

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Iranian television and the Guard announced the operation and its timing, while Israeli outlets including Haaretz observed the three-wave launch pattern toward Israel.

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The Guard said it targeted multiple parts of Israel — including Tel Aviv, Eilat, West Jerusalem and northern areas — and also declared strikes on U.S. bases and American-linked sites across the region.

Targets and munitions: The Guard named a wide set of targets, saying it struck Israeli population and city targets (Tel Aviv, Eilat, West Jerusalem, northern Israel) and U.S. military locations and sites in the UAE, Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan, including the gathering place of U.S. forces on Sheikh Zayed Street in Dubai and the American site at Ahmad Al-Jaber Airport in Kuwait.

The Revolutionary Guard also specified the types of missiles used, naming Khorramshahr missiles with two-ton warheads, Emad, and Kheibar Shekan missiles with one-ton warheads.

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Israeli observations and air-raid alerts: Israeli media and authorities reported observing launches and activating civil defence measures.

“Early Friday morning, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard launched a series of attacks on Israel and numerous sites in countries across the region, vowing to "bury American soldiers wherever they are in hotels and shelters”

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The Israeli home front confirmed rockets were launched toward northern Israel and that air-raid sirens sounded across wide areas.

Israeli newspapers Yedioth Ahronoth and Maariv described a coordinated, simultaneous missile strike from Lebanon and Iran toward northern Israel, reporting interceptions and at least one rocket falling in an open area.

Warnings to U.S. forces and regional hosts: Tehran framed part of the operation as a direct message to the United States and to regional states hosting American personnel.

The Guard accused Washington of seeking to "use our Arab brothers as human shields," and Tasnim quoted the IRGC intelligence branch warning Arabs not to host Americans in hotels or remain near their locations.

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The Guard explicitly named U.S. Marines' residences and mobile American bases among targets, signalling pressure on host states in the Gulf and Iraq.

Claims of a downed U.S. aircraft and uncertainties: The Revolutionary Guard announced that the "air defenses of the Resistance Front" succeeded in shooting down a refuelling aircraft and stated six personnel were killed.

“Early Friday morning, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard launched a series of attacks on Israel and numerous sites in countries across the region, vowing to "bury American soldiers wherever they are in hotels and shelters”

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The article presents this claim as the Guard's announcement; the provided excerpt does not include confirmation from U.S. or other independent officials, so the claim stands as the IRGC's assertion in this reporting.

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