IRGC Claims Strike on Base Linked to US Attack on Sirik Island; Claim Unverified

01/06/2026

IRGC Claims Strike on Base Linked to US Attack on Sirik Island; Claim Unverified

TEHRAN, Jun 1: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that its Aerospace Force struck an air base allegedly used to launch a recent US attack on a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island in Hormozgan province.

In a statement, the IRGC said the retaliatory operation successfully hit and destroyed pre-designated targets linked to the attack. The force warned that any further US military action would provoke a “completely different” response.

The claim comes after the United States said it carried out strikes over the weekend on Iranian radar installations and drone command-and-control sites, describing the operations as acts of self-defense aimed at safeguarding regional shipping routes.