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Shafaq News- Tehran
Iran on Friday launched missile strikes on Israeli targets,
damaging a drone manufacturing facility in central Israel and triggering air
raid sirens across multiple areas, according to Israeli media, as Tehran
simultaneously reported attacks on US military assets across the region.
Israeli media reported that an Iranian missile struck a drone
production facility in Petah Tikva, part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area,
causing significant damage. Sirens sounded across central Israel —including
Sharon, Samaria, Dan, Yarkon, Shfela, and Bik’a —after launches were detected
from Iran.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in a statement
carried by Iranian media, described the strikes as part of the 92nd wave of
“Operation True Promise 4,” targeting more than 50 sites in Tel Aviv and other
areas. The IRGC also reported missile strikes on the Ramat David airbase in
southeast Haifa, which hosts Israeli F-16 squadrons.
Beyond Israel, Iran’s army announced —according to Tasnim News
Agency— that it carried out drone strikes on US military-linked sites in
Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The targets included Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, a
major logistics base for US forces, and facilities linked to the Alba aluminum
plant in Bahrain, which is the country’s largest smelter and supports US
military industries.
The IRGC said its naval and aerospace forces targeted US assets,
including amphibious vessels gathered at Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port and a
long-range early-warning radar system at Jabal al-Dukhan in Bahrain, which it
claimed was destroyed in a drone strike.
Meanwhile, US officials confirmed to The New York Times and Axios
that an American fighter jet was shot down over Iran, with a rescue operation
underway for the crew. Tasnim, citing sources, reported that the pilot may have
been captured after ejecting inside Iranian territory, and that US recovery
attempts involving helicopters and aircraft were unsuccessful.
In Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, the deputy security
governor denied reports of a US heliborne operation, stating that although US
aircraft were observed flying at low altitude, “no operation or deployment by
hostile forces took place.”
Separately, the deputy security governor of Hormozgan province said
that renewed US-Israeli strikes targeted Bandar Charak port, killing one
civilian and damaging maritime infrastructure, including four landing craft,
the passenger terminal, and monitoring facilities. Iranian state television
reported explosions in several locations, including near Mehrabad Airport and
at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, as well as heavy blasts in Parchin and
around Evin prison in the capital, attributing them to US and Israeli strikes. The
extent of material damage or casualties remains unclear.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei posted an
image on X of a downed drone over Shiraz, describing it as “evidence of direct
participation” by regional actors in what he called US-Israeli aggression, and
called on those states to clarify their involvement.
This drone was downed by our brave armed forces over beloved city of Hafiz and Saadi, Shiraz. It could be another (hard) evidence of direct participation & active complicity of some States of the region in U.S./Israel crime of aggression and war crimes against Iran.… https://t.co/W25508hHT4
— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) April 3, 2026
The IRGC also condemned what it described as Israeli attacks on
infrastructure in Kuwait, including desalination facilities, citing information
attributed to Kuwait’s Ministry of Energy. It warned that US bases and Israeli
military and security sites would be considered “legitimate targets,” and urged
regional countries to remain vigilant against further escalation.
Kuwait, however, said Iranian attacks struck Mina Al-Ahmadi
refinery, sparking fires in several operational units, while a power generation
and water desalination facility sustained material damage without casualties. Emirates
Global Aluminium confirmed that its Al-Taweelah site suffered significant
damage after Iranian missile and drone strikes targeted Abu Dhabi.
بيان رقم (50)صادر عن المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاعالعقيد الركن سعود عبدالعزيز العطوانرصدت القوات المسلحة وتعاملت خلال الـ (24) ساعة الماضية مع عدد (7) صواريخ باليستية، وعدد (2) صاروخ جوال، وعدد (26) طائرةً مسيّرةً معادية داخل المجال الجوي الكويتي، وقد تم التعامل معها وفق… pic.twitter.com/NiqgFjhaQD
— KUWAIT ARMY – الجيش الكويتي (@KuwaitArmyGHQ) April 3, 2026
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