India, March 1 -- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Sunday claimed it struck a US naval base in Kuwait with ballistic missiles and drones. The attack came amid a dramatic escalation in the region after the United States and Israel launched a coordinated assault on Iran, and Tehran confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the strikes.

In what it called "Announcement No. 4," the IRGC said the American naval base in the Abdullah Mubarak area of Kuwait was hit by four ballistic missiles and 12 drones, alleging that infrastructure was destroyed and "a large number" of US forces were killed and injured.

The statement, posted by the Iranian Embassy in India, further claimed:

"An MSP ship carrying ammunition for Ameri...