Iran warns ‘people should stay away from US bases’ as Tehran escalates attacks

Iran’s official state broadcaster warned people to “stay away” from American military bases on Saturday as Tehran escalated its attacks in the Gulf region and formally suspended its commitment to the US-Iran memorandum of understanding it had violated from the start.

“In response to US acts of aggression and threats from terrorist groups, Iran has launched missile strikes targeting Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) and Bahrain,” Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting claimed. “People should stay away from US bases.”

“If you want to remain safe from Iran’s missiles, summon your #courage and assert your #independence, and shut down U.S. military bases on your territory,” it added, encouraging US allies in the region to abandon Washington.

Iran has launched missile and drone strikes against American military facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, since Friday night, while also hitting Saudi infrastructure and sites in Iraq.

US Central Command declined to provide an assessment of damages, but on Friday told The Post “US forces in the region remain fully operational.”

Tehran also targeted Kuwaiti oil, power and water desalination facilities, escalating its bombing campaign to include critical civilian infrastructure alongside military targets.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Saturday said Iran had “suspended our commitments” to the MOU with the United States.

“We are not implementing them, and we are busy defending the country,” he said.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the attacks were carried out in retaliation for recent US military operations against Iran, describing the strikes as part of its response to what it claimed was “American aggression.”

Jordan’s armed forces said they intercepted a number of missiles and drones that entered the kingdom’s airspace, adding that the military acted to protect the country’s sovereignty and the safety of its citizens.

Kuwaiti authorities reported damage to infrastructure, including power and desalination facilities, while emphasizing that emergency services were responding and working to restore affected services.

Iranian professor Mohammad Marandi on Saturday said that “If Trump continues to strike civilian targets, the UAE will be next” — despite White House spokesperson Anna Kelly telling The Post that the US was only hitting military targets in Iran.

“The United States Military has carried out strikes exclusively on military targets, including military logistics infrastructure,” she said. “In contrast, the Iranian regime has intentionally targeted civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and lashed out against its neighbors who have no role in this conflict.

“President Trump will not allow these acts of terrorism to continue unanswered, which is why he has directed CENTCOM to degrade Iran’s ability to carry out these attacks and hold the regime accountable,” she added.

The latest barrage marks one of the Iranian regime’ broadest regional attacks in recent months, expanding beyond military installations to include energy and water infrastructure in Gulf states that host US forces.

The attacks have also put US-Iran mediators in a predicament, challenging their neutrality that has helped bring together Washington and Tehran for continued peace talks.

A child was killed in Qatar in the strikes on Friday, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday dialed up Pakistani Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah to discuss “serious concerns regarding the continued attacks on its territory,” according to Doha and Islamabad.