Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that U.S. forces suffered significant casualties during what it described as retaliatory strikes across the region.
An IRGC spokesperson said up to 650 American service members were killed or wounded in the first two days of operations targeting U.S. military assets.
According to the statement, Iranian missiles and drones struck facilities linked to the United States Navy Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, allegedly causing 160 casualties at American bases there.
The United States has strongly rejected the figures.
U.S. military officials said that as of Monday evening, six American service members had been killed in operations involving Iran, while U.S. media reported 18 additional troops were seriously wounded. Officials also denied any fatalities at American bases in Bahrain.
The IRGC further claimed that a U.S. combat support vessel sustained heavy damage and alleged that four cruise missiles were launched at the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, forcing it to reposition toward the Indian Ocean.
However, United States Central Command dismissed the assertions as “disinformation,” stating that the missiles did not come close to striking the carrier.
The competing claims from both sides could not be independently verified, as tensions between Tehran and Washington continue to escalate.
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