🚀Iran Launches Retaliatory Missile Barrage on U.S. Bases and Israel as Gulf Region Braces for Escalation

Tehran Targets U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain, Al Udeid in Qatar, and Israeli Cities; Air Defenses Intercept Most Projectiles Amid Global Alarm

Iran escalated the Middle East conflict Saturday night with a sweeping wave of missile and drone strikes against American military installations across the Persian Gulf and multiple targets inside Israel, marking the most direct confrontation between Tehran and Washington in years.

The retaliation followed earlier joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, an operation announced by President Donald Trump as part of what he described as “major combat operations.”

Gulf Bases Under Fire

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck the headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s United States Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, as well as American bases in Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. The IRGC characterized the barrage as a response to “American-Zionist aggression on Iranian soil,” according to statements carried by Iran’s state news agency.

🚀Trump Announces ‘Major Combat Operations’ Against Iran, Urges Regime Change

U.S.-Israel Strikes Target Missile Sites and Naval Assets After Nuclear Talks Collapse; Tehran Vows Retaliation as Region Braces for Wider War

In a dramatic escalation that reshapes the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, President Donald Trump announced the launch of “major combat operations” against Iran early Saturday, following weeks of stalled nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

The United States, acting in coordination with Israel under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, carried out a sweeping military campaign targeting Iranian missile infrastructure, naval assets, and key defense facilities. The strikes, which included dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from U.S. warships and coordinated air operations involving American fighter aircraft, signal one of the most significant U.S. military offensives in the region in years.