The IRGC announced the large-scale offensive in a statement early on Wednesday, saying it was a response to the enemy’s “insolence” the previous day.
“Your sons and servants, by God’s grace and the support of you dear nation, fulfilled their duty last night,” the IRGC said.
The statement said the “crushing blows” hit targets that included 13 energy complexes and oil pipelines affiliated with the United States and Israel, among others.
“The fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force put American and Zionist enemy targets from the Mediterranean shores to the eastern Hejaz peninsula under heavy fire, so that the foolish enemy understands that attacking the infrastructure of the Iranian people will have severe punishment.”
The IRGC enumerated the targets hit by ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones:
· The Chevron refinery and oil facilities in Ras al-Juaymah, Saudi Arabia, described as the largest LNG fractionation facility supplying US energy.
· ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical oil and petrochemical facilities in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
· US oil facilities in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast with a production capacity of 250,000 barrels per day.
· The Habshan oil facilities and the Dubai-Fujairah oil pipeline, built to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
· ExxonMobil oil facilities in Ras Laffan, Qatar, producing 146,000 barrels per day.
· Bapco oil facilities in Bahrain, producing 267,000 barrels per day.
· The Das American refinery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), processing 60,000 barrels per day.
· US oil company facilities in Fujairah with a one-million-cubic-meter storage capacity.
· The Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, producing 346,000 barrels per day.
· The Dolphin gas company in Qatar, with an export capacity of 2 billion cubic feet per day.
· The Zirku Island oil facility, producing 750,000 barrels per day.
· The Satrop American refinery, with a 460,000-barrel-per-day capacity, a key fuel source for power plants.
· The Manifa American gas refinery, separating 900,000 barrels per day.
· Israel’s IT and advanced industry centers in Beersheba, occupied Palestine.
· Intelligence and surveillance centers of the Israeli military and security apparatus in the Azrieli and Diamond towers in occupied Al-Quds.
· US Central Command's regional headquarters in Al-Azraq, Jordan, with key targets destroyed.
· Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa.
· The Haifa oil refinery in occupied Palestine, producing 300,000 barrels per day.
· The governmental complex of the Palestinian occupiers in the occupied capital, housing Zionist command and control centers.
Naval forces target US warships
The IRGC Navy, while continuing its smart control of the Strait of Hormuz, also struck several naval targets:
· The LHA-7 helicopter carrier was hit by cruise missiles, suffering damage and deck fires before retreating into the depths of the Indian Ocean.
· The CVN-74 aircraft carrier was struck by several drones, suffering hull damage and also retreating into the Indian Ocean.
· An Israeli drone manufacturing plant in the UAE.
· Oil facilities invested by US companies in LSB, Kuwait.
· US base in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait.
‘Finger on the trigger’
The IRGC warned that its fighters remain ready for further action.
“The Guards, devoted to the Iranian nation, are now listening to the orders of Leader and Commander-in-Chief Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, and their fingers are on the trigger.”
“With the great lessons learned from two imposed wars, they are ready to create an even greater epic if the enemy miscalculates again.”
The IRGC also addressed the United States’ regional partners.
“America’s partners in the region have seen with their own eyes the inability of the US and Israel. It is fitting that they take a lesson and end their cooperation with the enemies of Islam.”
“The enemy has always plotted, and we have no trust in its promises. We will respond to any aggression with a higher level of force.”
The United States and Israel launched their unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on February 28. They assassinated Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and struck nuclear sites, schools, hospitals and civilian infrastructure.
Iran’s decisive Operation True Promise 4 was launched in retaliation. Hundreds of ballistic and hypersonic missiles, and drones, have pounded US military bases across West Asia and Israeli positions throughout the occupied territories.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced on Wednesday that there was an agreement to a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire after the US accepted Iran’s 10-point proposal, potentially followed by negotiations to effectively end the war.
Press TV