The IRGC said the strikes were the first phase of the second wave of "Operation Nasr 2," launched in retaliation for U.S. air attack on coastal stations and military centres in southern Iran. That U.S. assault followed an American failure in the Strait of Hormuz the previous night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.
Missiles and drones were used to hit the targets at the Juffair base, which hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet. The IRGC said the operation was continuing.
The exchange is the latest in a series of tit-for-tat strikes across the region. Iran has been targeting U.S. bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar in recent days, while U.S. forces have repeatedly hit Iranian coastal positions.
MNA