IRGC Launches 67th Wave of Op True Promise 4 Against Israel, US Bases

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the 67th wave of Operation True Promise 4 on Friday, marking the latest escalation in the ongoing conflict between Iran and US-Israeli coalition forces.

“Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has carried out the 67th wave of Operation True Promise 4, targeting US-led coalition forces and Israeli military installations in a significant escalation of its ongoing campaign”

Al-Manar TV Lebanon

The operation, which occurred during the final days of Ramadan, was dedicated to the martyred IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini and his fallen brother, as confirmed by multiple West Asian sources.

Al-Manar TV Lebanon

According to the IRGC statement carried by Shafaq News Agency, this wave involved 'ballistic and cluster missiles' along with extensive drone strikes targeting US military assets and Israeli infrastructure across the region.

Iran's official news agency Mehr reported that the operation represents Iran's broader strategy of resistance, with the IRGC declaring 'Our going into battle is not a defeat' and warning that 'The fate of the tyrant Saddam awaits Trump and the criminal Netanyahu.'

Meanwhile, Western alternative sources like Palestine Chronicle noted that Israeli media reported a building in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, was damaged following Iranian missile strikes, with at least seven people injured and sirens sounding across multiple areas including Ashdod and surrounding regions.

The IRGC's 67th wave operation targeted multiple strategic military and infrastructure sites across the region, demonstrating a sophisticated approach to debilitating coalition defensive capabilities.

According to Mehr News Agency, Iranian forces specifically struck the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait, which houses drone and airspace command centers, aircraft maintenance facilities, and the US-led coalition's operations center.

India Today

The operation also targeted early-warning radar systems and missile defense installations at the Al-Wafa base, while simultaneously hitting Israeli radar, satellite, and missile defense centers across the occupied Palestinian territories.

West Asian sources like PressTV confirmed that the strikes hit 'sensitive and strategic targets in the heart of the occupied territories,' including Tel Aviv, the holy occupied city of al-Quds, the occupied port of Haifa, Be'er Sheva (Israel's technological epicenter), and the Negev Desert.

Asian media outlet India Today reported that the UAE had closed Iranian-linked facilities in Dubai amid escalating tensions with Iran, including shutting down an Iranian hospital that had operated since 1972.

Meanwhile, technical analysis from The Peoples Voice highlighted that Iranian operations were designed to create 'physical 'holes' punched in the defensive screen' rather than focusing solely on interception percentages, with the AN/FPS-132 at Al Udeid being the first major target on Day 1 of the conflict.

The ongoing Iranian operations have had significant military and strategic consequences for coalition forces across the Middle East, with West Asian sources reporting severe degradation of defensive capabilities.

“The operation, conducted during the final days of Ramadan on Friday, was dedicated to the martyred IRGC spokesperson, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, and his fallen brother”

Mehr News Agency

According to PressTV, Israeli authorities have been experiencing a 'siren-to-siren' nightmare with prolonged confinement of illegal settlers in shelters, while Jerusalem Post confirmed that sirens in Israel were triggering on missile impact rather than approach—a practical signature of early-warning chain failure.

Technical analysis from The Peoples Voice revealed that with only 16 AN/TPY-2 THAAD fire-control radars ever manufactured globally, at minimum two have been confirmed destroyed with two more probable hits, creating replacement timelines of 2-3 years.

The same source noted that the United States expended 150+ THAAD interceptors in the June 2025 twelve-day war—more than 25% of the global arsenal at $15.5 million each.

Mehr News Agency reported that the IRGC specifically targeted US military assets in Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, while India Today confirmed that commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to approximately 0% of normal, with 147 container ships sheltered inside the Persian Gulf unable to exit.

The escalating conflict has triggered severe economic disruptions across global shipping and energy markets, with Asian and Western sources documenting unprecedented cost increases.

India Today reported that major shipping lines including Maersk, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, MSC, and Cosco have suspended Gulf bookings or rerouted around Africa, while VLCC supertanker rates have skyrocketed to $423,736 per day.

PressTV

According to The Peoples Voice, Brent crude has risen above $100 per barrel and war risk insurance premiums have increased 4-6 times pre-war rates.

West Asian sources like Shafaq News Agency confirmed that naval mines have been planted per US intelligence, with UKMTO reporting 16 shipping attacks through March 12.

The Peoples Voice further detailed that 13 US service members have been confirmed killed with approximately 140 wounded, while three F-15Es were lost to friendly fire in Kuwait on Day 1 and one KC-135 crashed in western Iraq on March 12 with six crew killed.

Meanwhile, PressTV reported that Kuwait has suffered eight dead and a non-operational air base, Qatar lost a $1.1 billion early-warning radar and shut down Ras Laffan LNG, and Jordan had its THAAD fire-control radar destroyed, emphasizing that 'none of these nations chose this war.'

The Iranian missile campaign has had significant human impact on both military personnel and civilian populations across the region, as documented by sources from multiple perspectives.

“The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announces execution of the 66th wave of its ongoing retaliatory Operation True Promise 4 featuring deployment of a large-scale reprisal involving multiple missile systems targeting locations across the occupied territories and US military positions in the region”

PressTV

According to Palestine Chronicle, Israeli media reported that at least seven people were injured when a building in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, was damaged following an Iranian missile strike, with sirens sounding across multiple areas including southern suburbs of Tel Aviv, Ashdod, and surrounding regions.

WANA News Agency

West Asian sources like PressTV described the situation in occupied territories as 'life from siren to siren and the prolonged confinement of the illegal settlers of the occupied territories in shelters,' highlighting the psychological toll on Israeli civilians.

Mehr News Agency confirmed that Iranian forces have been targeting 'military and strategic infrastructure' across occupied Palestinian territories, while The Peoples Voice documented that approximately 220 US forces were claimed killed or wounded in a single 24-hour period by the IRGC (Wave 38 window, not independently verified), with the IRGC total claim reaching 560 US KIA + WIA through Wave 40.

PressTV noted that the IRGC issued a warning statement declaring 'We will not leave you; this reprisal will continue…' as part of Iran's broader strategy of resistance against what it calls 'Tel Aviv's and Washington's most recent bout of unlawful aggression.'