In response to the statement by the Islamic Republic Army regarding an attack on the Ahmed Al-Jaber air base in Kuwait and the Al-Minhad air base in the United Arab Emirates in the early hours of Thursday, a U.S. defense official told Iran International: “None of the U.S. bases were targeted, and the status of all U.S. military forces is clear.”

The Public Relations Office of the Islamic Republic Army had announced in a statement on Thursday, 12 Shahrivar, that it had targeted the Ahmed Al-Jaber base in Kuwait and the Al-Minhad base in the United Arab Emirates with missiles and drones.