Ankara: An Iranian military analyst on Sunday claimed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) destroyed eight US-linked targets in recent missile and drone strikes on American military positions in Bahrain and Kuwait. Speaking to Iran's Fars News Agency, security and military affairs analyst Morteza Simiyari said the strikes targeted eight locations, including strategic shelters, radar systems, communications systems, and watchtowers at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

According to Anadolu Agency, Simiyari claimed the operation also targeted maritime control and naval data-processing facilities linked to the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. He said the facilities had been active in recent days and had been restored after sustaining damage during previous confrontations, but were 'completely destroyed' in the latest operation.

Simiyari asserted that the strikes demonstrated Iran's entry into 'a new posture in asymmetric warfare,' suggesting that the IRGC had escalated what he described as the 'rules of managed war.' He also claimed that US forces failed to locate Iran's missile storage facilities and maritime command systems despite what he described as 'blind strikes' on previously targeted positions.

The remarks came after the IRGC announced its targeting of US positions in the region, reportedly in response to US strikes on Iranian facilities. Meanwhile, Bahrain reported that it 'successfully' intercepted and destroyed 'a number of' Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting its territory.