Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that it killed several US soldiers and destroyed three F-35 aircraft in an attack on Jordan's Al-Azraq Air Base in a Thursday message on Telegram.

In the same message, the statement claimed that three other aircraft were damaged.

The US military has not commented on the matter at the time of this report.

The IRGC said that the attack was in retaliation for strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island on Wednesday evening.

Earlier, Iranian state news agency Tasnim reported that three IRGC soldiers were killed in a US missile attack in the Zanjan province branch.

Smoke rises after reports of multiple U.S. strikes on the city, as loud explosions were heard according to the Iranian state TV, in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.  (credit: Social Media/via REUTERS)
Smoke rises after reports of multiple U.S. strikes on the city, as loud explosions were heard according to the Iranian state TV, in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. (credit: Social Media/via REUTERS)

Iran claims three IRGC soldiers were killed in US strikes 

The IRGC soldiers were identified as Mahmoud Mollajabari, Mohammadreza Cheraghi and Jamal Amiri.

The US and Iran have been trading strikes within the past week after days of relative calm in the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump warned that the US will strike Iran “very hard” in retaliation for Iranian strikes on US military assets in the region during a White House press conference on Wednesday.

"We're going to hit them very hard, because now it's our turn to hit them. They know it's coming,” he asserted. “They're asking us not to do it, but you know - they tried to fire last night.”

Earlier, he said that the US will “beat the f***ing s***” out of Iran in retaliation for Tehran’s overnight launch of ballistic missiles towards US military bases in the region.