U.S. claims destroyed headquarters of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, says struck over 1,000 targets
Screengrab from video showing a strike attacking the headquarters of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Photo: X/@CENTCOM
The U.S. military on Sunday (March 1, 2026) announced it had destroyed the headquarters of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard force on the second day of war to overturn the Iranian government.
“America has the most powerful military on earth, and the IRGC no longer has a headquarters,” the U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, said in a statement.
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“The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed more than 1,000 Americans over the past 47 years. Yesterday, a large-scale U.S. strike cut off the head of the snake,” CENTCOM said.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military also said it has carried out strikes against over 1,000 Iranian targets so far since starting its campaign on Saturday (February 27, 2026)
In a fact sheet, Central Command listed these items under “Types of Targets”:
Command and Control Centers
IRGC Joint Headquarters
IRGC Aerospace Forces Headquarters
Integrated Air Defense Systems
Ballistic Missile Sites
Iranian Navy Ships
Iranian Navy Submarines
Anti-ship Missile Sites
Military Communication Capabilities
Published – March 02, 2026 02:04 am IST
