The commander of the IRGC Ground Force says servicemen from his elite forces and the Army forcefully pounded the positions of anti-Iran separatist groups during the recent US-Israeli war of aggression against the country.

The IRGC’s Aerospace Force strikes key infrastructure at four American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in the first phase of its response against the US’s most recent violations of Iranian territory.

Under the leadership and strategic guidance of Imam Khamenei, Iran developed a formidable missile arsenal, achieving both precision and large-scale production, which strengthened the country's deterrence posture during the recent wars imposed on it and altered the enemy's strategic calculations.

A senior Iranian commander has warned that Iran’s coasts would become “hell” for any invading force.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 08:00 GMT on July 8, 2026.

The Iranian Army says it has carried out drone strikes against US military assembly points at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, widening the Islamic Republic's military response to American airstrikes on Iranian territory.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it struck 85 US military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait with missiles and drones in an initial response to to American aggression against Iranian territory.