The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a statement on the 17th saying that as a reciprocal counterattack against the US military's attack the night before, they had launched a violent attack on the US military's Udeid air base in Qatar. A US long-range radar system and several strategic tankers were destroyed, and several other military aircraft were seriously damaged. The statement did not mention the exact timing of the counterattack. The statement warned the US that crossing the red line and attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure would be extremely heavy and devastating. Earlier in the day, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said in another statement that in response to the US military's attack on non-military targets in southern Iran the night before, the Revolutionary Guard launched ballistic missiles and drones in two stages, destroying several US military tankers and fighter jets deployed in Jordan. According to Iranian media reports on the 16th, the US military attacked infrastructure such as airports, bridges, and railway stations in southern Iran on the same day, causing many deaths and injuries.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a statement on the 17th saying that as a reciprocal counterattack against the US military's attack the night before, they had launched a violent attack on the US military's Udeid air base in Qatar. A US long-range radar system and several strategic tankers were destroyed, and several other military aircraft were seriously damaged. The statement did not mention the exact timing of the counterattack. The statement warned the US that crossing the red line and attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure would be extremely heavy and devastating. Earlier in the day, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said in another statement that in response to the US military's attack on non-military targets in southern Iran the night before, the Revolutionary Guard launched ballistic missiles and drones in two stages, destroying several US military tankers and fighter jets deployed in Jordan. According to Iranian media reports on the 16th, the US military attacked infrastructure such as airports, bridges, and railway stations in southern Iran on the same day, causing many deaths and injuries.