Iran strikes US bases as Middle East conflict intensifies
Iran has launched missile and drone attacks against US interests across the Middle East, escalating tensions after fresh American strikes on Iranian targets.
Iran carried out missile attacks on US military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq on Wednesday, escalating the ongoing Middle East conflict. The attacks were in response to renewed US strikes on Iranian targets, which Iranian officials claimed resulted in 11 fatalities. Jordan's military intercepted 10 of the ballistic missiles fired by Iran, with three landing in remote areas.
Kuwait's army reported drone attacks targeting US forces at an air base, while Iraq's Kurdistan region reported missile and drone strikes on US bases, causing significant damage. Iraq's Revolutionary Guards also claimed to have destroyed a maintenance center and warehouses. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guards stated that they had struck US bases in Bahrain with missiles and drones, causing damage to a maintenance center, warehouses, and equipment.
This escalation followed US President Donald Trump's warning of more severe attacks against Iran if the country retaliated. The conflict began when the US struck Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, leading Iran to target US forces in Jordan and the UAE, and launching attacks on oil tankers.
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