By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Iran launches wide-ranging strikes hitting Haifa and Gulf states as Israel escalates attacks on Iranian military and energy targets.

Key Developments

• IRGC’s Wave 92 strikes Haifa, Tel Aviv, Gulf bases and US-linked assets.
• Israel escalates with 140 munitions targeting Iranian missile infrastructure.
• Gulf states report damage as regional war expands beyond Iran and Israel.

Wave 92 Hits Haifa, Expands Regional Front

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday the launch of Wave 92 of Operation True Promise 4, a coordinated series of strikes targeting US and Israeli military assets across the region, with Haifa emerging as a central impact zone.

According to the IRGC, its Aerospace Force and Navy deployed advanced ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones in a wide-ranging assault that struck multiple targets simultaneously. Among them were US amphibious Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels stationed at al-Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait, reportedly destroyed by ballistic missile fire.

In Bahrain, a drone strike hit the AR327 Commander air surveillance radar at the Jabal al-Dukhan site, disabling a key air defense system designed for long-range detection and rapid redeployment.

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Inside Israel, Iranian missiles targeted Ramat David Airbase, southeast of Haifa, which hosts Israeli F-16 fighter squadrons. At the same time, hypergolic-fueled Khorramshahr-4 missiles equipped with cluster warheads were launched toward more than 50 locations, including Tel Aviv and northern areas.

Cluster bombs were reported to have impacted multiple sites in Haifa on Friday, with Israeli media confirming explosions across the Haifa Bay area. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that at least six people were injured after an explosive warhead fell on the city, while shrapnel damage extended to civilian infrastructure, including vehicles and buildings.

The IRGC also announced it had downed a second US F-35 fighter jet over central Iran, stating that the aircraft belonged to a US Air Force squadron based at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom. The statement follows a similar report within the previous 12 hours.

Israel Escalates Strikes, Eyes Energy Targets

As Iranian strikes intensified, the Israeli military announced a significant expansion of its own operations inside Iran, carrying out approximately 20 offensive missions over the past 24 hours across central and western regions.

According to the Israeli army, more than 50 ballistic missile launch and storage sites were targeted using over 140 munitions. 

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Israeli officials claimed that hundreds of strikes have been conducted in recent weeks against Iran’s missile and air defense infrastructure. The army also claimed responsibility for a targeted strike in Tehran that killed a senior commander linked to Iran’s armed forces’ oil command.

Meanwhile, Iranian authorities reported that an Israeli strike hit a Red Crescent warehouse in Bushehr province at dawn on Friday, destroying humanitarian aid containers, buses and an ambulance, though no casualties were reported.

Gulf States Under Fire

The conflict continued to widen geographically, with multiple Gulf states reporting missile and drone attacks attributed to Iran.

Kuwait confirmed that a power and water desalination plant sustained material damage following an early morning strike, while its air defenses intercepted additional incoming threats. Authorities denied reports of radiation leaks and said emergency teams were working to maintain operations.

In the United Arab Emirates, debris from intercepted projectiles caused a fire at the Habshan gas facilities in Abu Dhabi, temporarily halting operations.

Saudi Arabia reported intercepting and destroying multiple drones over its airspace, while Bahrain activated emergency sirens and urged residents to seek shelter.

Amid the escalation, Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters issued a sweeping warning to the United States, Israel, and countries hosting US military bases.

Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari dismissed US threats to target Iranian civilian infrastructure as “nonsense,” warning that any such action would trigger a broad retaliatory campaign.

“If these threats are carried out, the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will not only target all assets of the Zionist regime and the United States, but will also strike more critical and extensive assets belonging to them, with greater intensity and force,” he said.

He further warned that countries hosting US forces would be considered legitimate targets unless they compelled Washington to withdraw its military presence.

(PC, Al-Jazeera, Israeli media, Al Mayadeen)