Over 500 US troops targeted in Dubai strikes; heavy casualties expected: Iran military

The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says over 500 US troops were targeted in the Iranian Armed Forces’ latest operations, which inflicted “very heavy losses” among them.

The spokesperson for the headquarters, Lieutenant-Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari, said on Saturday that the US forces had fled their regional bases due to “powerful assaults” and were hiding in two locations outside their conventional bases.

According to the statement, the first hideout in Dubai housed over 400 personnel, while the second contained more than 100.

Both sites were targeted by precision missiles and drones launched by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force and Navy.

The spokesperson described the strikes as inflicting “very heavy losses” and stated that ambulances have been transporting American soldiers, including commanders, for hours.

The statement further warned US President Donald Trump and US military commanders that the region would become a “graveyard for American soldiers” and asserted that the only option is surrender.

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‘US support vessel targeted near Oman’

In a separate announcement, the spokesperson reported that on early Saturday, a support vessel belonging to the US military was targeted by Iranian armed forces at a significant distance from Oman’s Port of Salalah.

The statement emphasized that Iran respects the national sovereignty of Oman, described as a brotherly and friendly nation.

The United States and Israel launched a large-scale and unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on February 28 by assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and high-ranking military commanders, despite indirect Tehran-Washington negotiations on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

Within the framework of their legitimate response, the Iranian armed forces immediately initiated powerful missile and drone operations against US interests across West Asia and Israeli positions in the occupied territories.

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