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Iran Targets US Bases in Gulf in Retaliation for Airstrikes [View all]
Iran launched attacks targeting US military bases around the Persian Gulf in retaliation for American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear and government sites on Saturday, Iranian state media reported.
Iran’s state-run Nour News, which is close to Iran’s security apparatus, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used heavy missiles to target several bases simultaneously including Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, as well as the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain.
Bahrain said a service center for the US Fifth Fleet was targeted in a missile attack, while CNN reported that Qatar intercepted two other missiles in its airspace.
It’s the first time the Islamic Republic has launched attacks on all of America’s sites in the region, something it has refrained from doing in the past when it usually resorted to what it’s described as “limited” retaliatory strikes against the US during periods of heightened tensions. Tehran targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar last June in response to Israeli and US strikes.
Iran’s state-run Nour News, which is close to Iran’s security apparatus, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used heavy missiles to target several bases simultaneously including Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, as well as the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain.
Bahrain said a service center for the US Fifth Fleet was targeted in a missile attack, while CNN reported that Qatar intercepted two other missiles in its airspace.
It’s the first time the Islamic Republic has launched attacks on all of America’s sites in the region, something it has refrained from doing in the past when it usually resorted to what it’s described as “limited” retaliatory strikes against the US during periods of heightened tensions. Tehran targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar last June in response to Israeli and US strikes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-28/iran-targets-us-bases-in-gulf-in-retaliation-for-airstrikes
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