U.S. claims destroyed headquarters of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, says struck over 1,000 targets

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