Developments in the Middle East are rapid, with Iranian forces launching a powerful attack against American and Israeli Marines on Bubiyan island of Kuwait on the afternoon of 27 March.
Specifically, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched an attack against American and Israeli forces on Bubiyan island of Kuwait, according to what was reported by the Mehr News Agency.
According to Iranian analysts, the attack appears to be a preemptive strike, message against a possible American ground intervention on islands of the Strait of Hormuz.
????????? IRGC announced targeting "U.S.-Israeli forces" on Kuwait's Bubiyan Island with drones and ballistic missiles.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 27, 2026
Bubiyan is mostly development/infra-focused, but IRGC propaganda amps it as a "terrorist" hub.
Source: Anadolu Agency, @officialrnintel https://t.co/uV3q7maj3x pic.twitter.com/6kSnWvtTgQ
It is noted that earlier, the American-Israeli alliance violated the unilateral energy moratorium it had itself declared, striking a hydroelectric power plant in Iran.
At the same time, the Israeli army confirmed that it struck the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor in central Iran, on the 28th day of the war in the Middle East, after Iranian media reported that joint air raids by the United States and Israel were being conducted in the area.
The port of Mubarak Al-Kabeer on Bubiyan island, point that was targeted by Iranian missiles
“Overwhelming strike with drones and ballistic missiles on Bubiyan island, injured American Marines”
“The naval forces of the IRGC carried out a surprise combined attack using a variety of destructive drones and ballistic missiles, striking several gathering points of American-Zionist terrorists on Bubiyan,” the report of the Iranian agency stated characteristically.
According to the Mehr News Agency, “a large number of American Marines are reported to have been killed during the strike,” while injured soldiers were transported to hospitals.
Earlier reports emphasized that the American president Donald Trump was planning to send ground troops to seize Kharg island in Iran.
However, Reuters, citing analysts, reports that such an operation would expose American soldiers to enormous risk and would simply lead to prolongation of the conflict.
The Iranians struck American vessels with Qadr 380 missiles - Reports of casualties
Subsequently, on the afternoon of 27 March, a new wave of Iranian attacks followed, this time targeting American troops in Dubai and Al-Shuyukh.
“After the sinking of naval vessels, a large number of American terrorists were killed in the aftermath of the 84th wave of operation True Promise 4,” announced on the evening of 27 March the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran.
IRGC CLAIM 6 US COMBAT VESSELS STRUCK!!!
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) March 27, 2026
IRGC: 84th wave continues
"The sinking of tactical vessels and the killing of a large number of American terrorists"
— Public Relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC):
"Continuing the 84th wave of Operation True… pic.twitter.com/Jcc30J9jFu
According to the news agency Tasnim, the Press Office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated in its announcement: Following the 84th wave of operation True Promise 4, under the blessed symbol “Yaman Hu Shadid Al-Aqab” and dedicated to the artists and personalities working for the revolution these nights, the Navy of the IRGC carried out a combined attack against Zionist-American terrorists at the port of Al-Shuyukh and on the coasts and port of Dubai, striking with precision the discouraged American soldiers and their equipment.
The port of Al-Shuyukh, target of the latest Iranian attacks
In this operation, which was carried out using Qadr 380 ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, 6 American combat vessels were hit at the port of Al-Shuyukh.
According to reports from the field, 3 of these warships were sunk after the strike and the rest are burning.
“At the same time, drone operations were carried out against gathering centers of terrorist officers of the American drone unit on the beach and in one of the hotels in Dubai, using destructive drones, and these centers were struck with precision,” the relevant announcement of Iranian officials concluded.
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At the same time, Iran threatened to target the presidential palace in the Syrian capital, Damascus, as well as two luxury hotels, as part of what it calls a campaign against American interests in the region.
The Presidential Palace of Syria
The semi-official Iranian news agency Fars claimed through its Telegram channel that “Israeli, American and British advisors and experts” were present at the Four Seasons Hotel and at the Sheraton Damascus Hotel, as well as at the Presidential Palace complex.
Shock warning to American soldiers in the Middle East
Fars reported that Iran issued an ultimatum to hotel owners throughout the Middle East and the wider region, warning them not to host foreign military personnel, adding that they will “be considered legitimate military targets” in case of non-compliance.
Additionally, Fars claimed that American forces sought refuge in hotels in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, adding that Iran sent a “strict warning” to hotel owners, especially in these two Gulf countries, not to host them.
New targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) : Beirut and Djibouti
It was also reported that Iranian intelligence found that an American supply base at Beirut Airport in Lebanon has been activated and that American Marines were recently transferred to an air base in Djibouti in East Africa.
The Arab outlet New Arab notes that it was unable to independently verify any of the claims of Fars, however Tehran has claimed that other hotels in the Gulf region targeted in Iranian drone and missile attacks hosted American personnel.
Iran has been targeting Gulf countries since 28/2, when the United States and Israel launched what it describes as an unprovoked war against it at the end of last month.
It claims that it strikes only American interests, but it has also hit residential areas and energy infrastructure.
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Gulf countries have repeatedly stated that they did not allow American forces to carry out attacks against Iran from their territory or airspace.
Iran was a key supporter of the regime of the ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, sending troops and fighters from regional militias, such as Hezbollah of Lebanon, to support him during the brutal civil war in Syria.
After the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Iran lost its influence in Syria, with the new government of president Ahmed Al-Sharaa or “Al Jolani” seeking to establish ties with Arab and Western countries, while maintaining distance from Tehran.
However, Al-Sharaa has previously stated that he is working to keep Syria out of the war in the region.
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