Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mohebi made bold claims about the US military presence in the region. Mohebi claimed that during clashes between July 8 and 22, Iranian armed forces destroyed 11 warplanes and helicopters parked at US bases.
In a statement on Saturday, Brigadier General Mohebi further claimed that 17 reconnaissance and operational drones — including 8 that were still in their packaging — were destroyed in these attacks, along with an F-15 fighter jet inside a hangar, one P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, one C-17 transport plane, and 8 refueling aircraft.
These damage claims by the IRGC spokesman have not yet been independently verified. No statement has been issued by the Pentagon or US Central Command on the matter.