Iran’s retaliatory strikes have rendered many of the 13 US military bases in the Persian Gulf region “all but uninhabitable,” forcing American troops to work remotely from hotels and office spaces.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement addressing people across West Asia, saying it is obligated to eliminate US and Israeli “terrorist forces” wherever they are found for indiscriminately killing Iranian civilians and targeting key figures. 

The statement, released on Friday, urged residents to immediately leave areas where American forces are stationed to avoid harm, stating that the US and Israeli militaries are hiding behind civilians and using noncombatants as human shields.

“The cowardly American-Zionist forces, who lack the courage and ability to defend their own military bases, out of fear of the fire of the warriors of Islam, are attempting to use civilian locations and innocent people as human shields,” the statement said.

“Since we are obliged to eliminate the terrorist forces of America and the usurping regime wherever we find them, as they recklessly engage in the killing of Iranian civilians and the assassination of key figures, we advise that you urgently leave the locations of American forces so that no harm comes to you.”

The Iranian warning comes shortly after a report by The New York Times revealed that US military across West Asia is facing mounting strain after sustained Iranian strikes rendered key American bases increasingly uninhabitable, forcing troops to disperse and operate from "improvised" locations across the region.

According to the newspaper, the shift has effectively transformed parts of the US-Israeli terrorist war campaign into a remote operation, with personnel working away from traditional command centers.