BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the launch of a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Israeli and U.S. targets in the Middle East, the IRGC's statement says, Trend reports.
According to the statement, serious attacks were carried out throughout the day against U.S. and Israeli radar systems, naval vessels, and Israel’s main military airbase, and a U.S. F-35 fighter jet was destroyed.
The statement also indicates that since this morning, the IRGC's naval and air forces have carried out the 92nd wave of "Operation True Promise 4", carrying out rapid attacks against radar systems and naval equipment of U.S. forces in the region (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain) and Israel.
The statement noted that in the initial phase of the naval operation, the U.S. amphibious assault ship based in the port of Al-Shuyukh in Dubai, UAE, was hit with ballistic missiles.
The IRGC added that in continuation of the attacks that continued on Friday morning and throughout the night, the air force successfully launched two ballistic missiles at the Ramat David Air Base, located southeast of Haifa and hosting Israeli F-16 fighter squadrons.
In another phase of the attack, in continuation of the "fire against fire" tactic, the IRGC launched "Khurramshahr-4" multiple-warhead ballistic missiles, hitting more than 50 targets in central Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel.
The statement also noted that a high-tech U.S. F-35 fighter jet was targeted and destroyed by the IRGC's air defense systems in central Iran. The plane was said to belong to the U.S. "Lakenheath" squadron, and according to the IRGC, this was the second plane shot down in the last 12 hours.
The ongoing conflict stems from a chronology that, in 2015, an agreement was reached between Iran and the P5+1 group on a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran’s nuclear program, and the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2231, which led to the repeal of the previous six resolutions and the lifting of widespread sanctions against Iran related to its nuclear program.
In 2018, the U.S. withdrew from the plan and imposed sanctions on Iran. Iran’s gradual lifting of the restrictions provided for in the plan was not unanimously accepted by other countries. Consequently, on September 28, 2025, UN Security Council resolutions against Iran were reinstated.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s report, published in May 2025, indicated that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium stood at 9,247 kilograms, of which more than 408 kilograms were enriched to 60% or higher.
Although two rounds of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program took place between the U.S. and Iran at different times, the parties failed to reach a concrete agreement, and both rounds of talks ended in conflict. The most recent of these conflicts began on February 28, when the U.S. and Israel launched military airstrikes against Iran.
In response, Iran began launching missile and drone strikes against Israeli and U.S. targets in countries across the region. Over time, the conflict expanded significantly and engulfed various countries in the Middle East.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly. Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to vessels it deems necessary.
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