Iran’s 12th wave of ‘Operation True Promise 4’ begins: Massive attacks on US-Israeli targets continue

Staff Correspondent

Tehran/Doha, March 2, 2026: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that the 12th wave (phase/wave) of ‘Operation True Promise 4’ has now been launched. The operation is being carried out in response to the joint US-Israeli attack (Operation Epic Fury) launched on February 28, which killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The latest statement from the IRGC’s Public Relations Office said, “As part of the 12th Wave Operation True Promise 4, a combined, large-scale and intense attack is being carried out on US and Israeli military targets.”

This wave targeted US military information centers and warehouses in the Persian Gulf region, bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, government complexes in Tel Aviv, and military-security installations in Haifa and East Jerusalem.

Background and Waves of Operation True Promise 4

Operation True Promise 4 is Iran’s fourth major direct retaliatory operation (previously: True Promise 1-3). It began on February 28 and has been divided into 12 waves so far.

According to the IRGC statement:

• First Wave: Attacks on US military bases (including the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain).
• Third-Fourth Wave: More precise attacks using advanced missiles (Khyber Shekan).
• Fifth-Sixth Wave: Drone-missile attacks on US fleet ships in the Indian Ocean (such as MSP ships carrying ammunition) and bases in the Abdullah Mubarak area of ​​Kuwait.
• Seventh-Eighth Wave: US-British oil tankers attacked in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, bases in Bahrain and Kuwait closed.
• Ninth-Tenth Wave: Attacks on government complexes in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and East Jerusalem with Khyber missiles.
• Eleventh Wave: Attacks on 20+ locations, including the Israeli communications industrial complex in Beersheba.
• 12th Wave: Ongoing—IRGC says combined naval and space attacks hit US-Israeli targets harder.

The IRGC has claimed that hundreds of US troops were killed/wounded in the operation, multiple bases were closed, and Israeli airspace was ‘open to our missiles and drones.’ However, the US and Israel have denied or downplayed many of the attacks, citing a lack of independent verification of these claims.

Impact and international reaction

The 12th wave has sent oil prices soaring in the Gulf region and disrupted energy supplies. Iran has warned that the campaign will continue “until the enemy’s aggression stops.” US President Trump said Iran’s military leadership had been “destroyed,” but Iran’s counterattacks continued. Russia has called an emergency session of the UN Security Council. The situation is extremely volatile. According to the IRGC statement, more waves could come.