Iranian missiles pierced US defense systems, hit 70% of targets: Fars

• By Al Mayadeen English
• Source: Al Mayadeen English
• 10 Jun 2026 

An Iranian military source says the large-scale operation struck 70% of designated targets, noting that ballistic missiles and drones hit US-linked bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain.

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Preliminary data, satellite imagery assessments, and information from Iranian security services point to the success of Iran's large-scale military operation that was carried out at dawn Wednesday, Fars News Agency reported, citing an informed military source. 

According to the source, Iran's Air and Missile Forces successfully struck 70% of the designated military targets with high precision, adding that long-range ballistic missiles and drones operated by Iran’s armed forces were able to penetrate air defense systems deployed at US military bases in the region.

Iranian missiles and drones also accurately hit their designated targets at the al-Azraq base in Jordan, the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait, as well as the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, the source stated.

Iran retaliates against 21 US-linked targets

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced early Wednesday that it launched an attack targeting 21 US-linked sites across the region, including the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, stressing that the operation was in response to recent American aggression on Iran.  

The targets also included a US F-35 fighter jet base in al-Azraq in Jordan, as well as a command-and-control center at the same facility. Iranian Fars news agency reported that the IRGC used Kheibar Shekan missiles in strikes targeting F-35 hangars in Jordan. 

The IRGC added that it had destroyed four high-value targets using long-range solid-fuel missiles and said a US MQ-9 drone was shot down during aerial engagements over Jam in Iran’s southern Bushehr province.

The IRGC warned that continued hostile actions would be met with “more severe and harsher responses,” signaling readiness to expand its military operations if attacks persist.

At the same time, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian air defenses shot down an American MQ-9 drone over the city of Jam in Bushehr province in southern Iran.