Iran Launches Operation True Promise 4 Against US Bases

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched Operation True Promise 4 on June 28, 2026, executing a coordinated campaign of ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones against eight United States military installations. The strikes targeted command-and-control centers, logistics hubs, and air defense sensors across Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Key losses include the $1.1 billion AN/FPS-132 early-warning radar at Al-Udeid Air Base and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.

Iranian forces focused on strategic blinding by targeting electrical substations and radar radomes to disrupt long-term American power projection in West Asia. The IRGC characterized the operation as a decisive response to US Central Command airstrikes on five Iranian coastal outposts, including a telecommunications tower in Hormozgan province. US Central Command stated its own strikes were retaliation for an attack on a commercial oil tanker.

The escalation follows a maritime confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz and a breach of a ceasefire established on April 7. The IRGC claims these US actions violated the Islamabad agreement and warned that further aggression would be met with a crushing response.