Iran threatens US hotels, banks and Trump properties as attacks reported in Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan

Iran’s notorious Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) paramilitary warned residents of seven Middle Eastern countries to keep their distance from US interests — including American-owned hotels, banks, and corporate headquaters.“To all citizens and residents of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria,” the IRGC wrote in a message on the social media platform Telegram.“For your safety, you are urged to immediately stay away from military and security bases, facilities, and headquarters, as well as locations where U.S.

forces are deployed.Do not approach any area witnessing military movements or exceptional security measures.“Immediately maintain a distance of at least 500 meters (1,640 feet) from any covert or concealed accommodations used by U.S.

military personnel,” the message continued.“These locations include American hotels, American banks, American companies, high-rise towers, properties owned by the Trump family, and investments associated with them.”President Trump has developments or planned projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.The IRGC also claimed responsibility Friday for an attack on a US base in Udairi, Kuwait, which it claimed set ablaze three ammunition and storage sheds, destroying them.

It also claimed to have struck and damaged a watchtower for the U.S.Navy’s Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain.US Central Command (CENTCOM) did not respond to inquiries about the claims.

Bahrain said it intercepted and shot down Iranian aerial attacks on Friday, but did not say if there were any casualties or damage.Elsewhere, US-led forces shot down five explosive-laden drones Friday over the city of Erbil in northern Iraq, according to security officials.No injuries or damage were reported.An Associated Press journalist heard at least seven blasts in the city, the capital of Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region, and saw at least four plumes of black smoke rising from areas near or inside a b...