Cyprus News Agency

According to CCTV, the IRGC said in a statement published by its official outlet Sepah News: "We will not hesitate to respond to cowardly attacks against civilian facilities."

The statement came after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on social media that "Iran’s entire civilization will die tonight" if it does not meet the deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a sharp escalation in the U.S.-Israel conflict.

On the same day, the IRGC announced it struck more than 30 targets in central, southern, and inland areas of Israel as part of the 99th wave of "Operation True Promise 4." Targets included Rishon LeZion and Petah Tikva in central Israel, Beersheba, Dimona, and Arad in the Negev, and around ten locations in Tel Aviv.

The IRGC added that retaliatory strikes will be intensified and that Israeli industrial facilities, infrastructure, and military bases have been designated as potential targets.

The IRGC also said it carried out attacks in the same wave against U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, as well as military command centers in the occupied Palestinian territories.

According to the statement, the operations were jointly conducted by the IRGC Navy and Air Force using ballistic and cruise missiles and attack drones in response to earlier strikes on petrochemical facilities in Iran’s southern coastal city of Asaluyeh.

The IRGC also claimed it launched long-range missile strikes against the U.S. Navy’s Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group reportedly deployed in the Indian Ocean.

Separately, media reports said a large petrochemical complex owned by a U.S. company in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, was struck by medium-range missiles and drones.

It was also reported that another container ship, believed to be linked to Israel and preparing to transport military equipment from the UAE’s Khor Fakkan port, was hit.