Tehran, March 19 (ANI) — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed responsibility for strikes on what it described as US-linked oil facilities in the region, calling the action the 63rd wave of its retaliatory Operation True Promise 4. The operation, the IRGC said, follows recent US‑Israel strikes on Iran.
The IRGC’s Public Relations Office said the 63rd wave was also in response to the death it described as the martyrdom of Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib and others during the aggression. The statement accused Iran’s adversaries of seeking to punish the country in part because of nationwide rallies supporting the Islamic establishment and protesting the attacks.
The IRGC said attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure had pushed the conflict to a new stage. It added that Tehran had not intended to expand hostilities to oil facilities or to harm the economies of friendly and neighboring countries, but that enemy actions forced Iran into a new phase requiring defensive strikes against American‑linked energy targets.
The force also claimed it struck up to 80 military and military‑support targets in Israeli areas including Rishon LeZion, Ramla, Lod, Eilat, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Bat Yam and Holon. The statement said all targets were hit surgically using multi‑warhead missiles and attack drones.
Issuing a warning to US and Israeli forces, the IRGC said any repeat strikes on Iran’s energy sites would prompt sustained attacks on their energy infrastructure and that of their allies, warning the responses would be far more severe than recent strikes.
Separately, US President Donald Trump said the United States and Qatar were not aware of the attacks and asserted Israel would not target the South Pars gas field unless Iran again attacked Qatar. In a post on Truth Social, he said Washington would not hesitate to authorize a massive response if Qatar’s energy facilities were struck again, though he expressed reluctance to endorse destruction with long‑term consequences for Iran.
The reported strikes on Iran’s gas field and on Qatari LNG facilities have pushed oil prices higher, and there is little sign of an immediate resolution to the tensions. (ANI)
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