IRGC says second US THAAD anti-missile unit destroyed
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says its Aerospace Force has successfully targeted and neutralized a second US-operated Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in West Asia.
According to a statement released by the IRGC’s Public Relations department, the advanced anti-missile system was struck by “precision-guided missiles,” rendering it completely non-operational.
The statement did not point to the location of the attack.
The IRGC stated that the elimination of these defensive batteries removes a major obstacle for Iranian missile operations.
“With the destruction of these two systems, the missile hand of the Islamic Republic of Iran is now open to successfully strike targets,” the statement read.
An advanced US F-15 fighter jet is shot down by the Iranian Armed Forces — the first downing of a US fighter jet in the past 27 years.
This latest report follows the IRGC announcement that it had destroyed a THAAD radar installation located at the Al-Ruwais base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The THAAD system is one of the United States’ most sophisticated defensive tools, designed to intercept short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles during their terminal phase.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has not yet issued a formal statement on the attacks.
