Press TV

The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says US soldiers have become displaced in cities across the region as they continue to flee Iran’s retaliatory strikes.

In a social media post on Tuesday, Brigadier General Alimohammad Naeini said that US President Donald Trump has tried to portray the situation as entirely normal for American soldiers engaged in joint military aggression with Israel against Iran.

“…American soldiers, fleeing from US bases, are wandering through the region’s cities with their backpacks, and some have sought refuge in local hotels,” Naeini said.

The IRGC general added that the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was forced to increase its distance from Iran by more than 1,000 kilometers after being targeted by four Iranian missiles in the initial days of the war, which began on February 28.

He also said that Israeli soldiers have been fleeing the extensive barrage of Iranian missiles and drones, hiding among civilians in the occupied territories in an attempt to shield themselves.

Iran has been carrying out reprisal strikes on US military assets in regional countries, as well as on targets in the Israeli-occupied territories, since late February, when the US and Israel launched their aerial aggression against Iran.

Independent media outlets have reported that Iran’s retaliatory attacks have inflicted significant material and human casualties on the enemy, despite contrary claims in Western media.

The United States has acknowledged that Iranian attacks have killed seven service members and destroyed key military equipment and infrastructure in the region.

Videos emerging from the occupied territories also point to substantial losses in Israeli-controlled cities and towns.

Iran’s military strikes have also triggered a major surge in international energy and commodity prices, with experts warning that the crisis could deepen in the coming weeks if the confrontation continues.