Iran Guards say targeted US base in UAE over school strike

Published March 6, 2026 Updated March 6, 2026 09:38pm

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they targeted a US base in the UAE that they alleged had been used as a launchpad for a strike on a girl’s elementary school in Minab, AFP reports.

“Al-Dhafra air base, belonging to American terrorists in the region, was targeted using drones and precision missiles,” the Guards said in a statement broadcast on state TV.

Neither Israel nor the United States has claimed responsibility for the reported attack, which was close to sites controlled by the Revolutionary Guards.

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