Overview
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps publicly announced on July 26 that Operation Nasr II destroyed 11 U.S. aircraft, killed 200 American service members, struck eight U.S. deployment sites, and destroyed 20 shelters.
- U.S. officials have not confirmed those claims and independent verification is absent, leaving the reported losses uncorroborated and contested.
- State media and IRGC statements listed wide damage to radar, air‑defense and logistics infrastructure and said dozens of drones and aircraft were damaged or destroyed, including MQ‑9 hangars and a P‑8 hangar.
- IRGC spokesperson Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebi warned Israel and the United Kingdom that they could face retaliation, accused a British base of supporting U.S. strikes, and asked that journalists be allowed to inspect damaged sites.
- The claims follow mid‑July exchanges of Iranian attacks and U.S. strikes that disrupted Strait of Hormuz traffic and raise the prospect of broader military and economic fallout if independent evidence does not soon clarify the situation.