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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIran Targets US Bases in Gulf in Retaliation for Airstrikes
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.
Irans state-run Nour News, which is close to Irans 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.
Its the first time the Islamic Republic has launched attacks on all of Americas sites in the region, something it has refrained from doing in the past when it usually resorted to what its 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.
Irans state-run Nour News, which is close to Irans 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.
Its the first time the Islamic Republic has launched attacks on all of Americas sites in the region, something it has refrained from doing in the past when it usually resorted to what its 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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lostincalifornia
9 hrs ago
OP
To coin a phrase from Robert S. McNamara "The Fog of War", I would be very skeptical about any information coming out
lostincalifornia
9 hrs ago
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Coldwater
(1,217 posts)1. The videos are terrifying
bigtree
(93,897 posts)2. the folly of putting American lives at risk like this can't be understated
...something that successive presidents, republicans and Democratic, have successfully avoided
for decades.
Making that risk to American lives about him and the election he tried to steal is a slap in the face to all Americans.
OC375
(635 posts)3. Has Iran substantially hit anything yet?
Ive got to assume a few get through. Any casualties of US troops? I havent seen any reported just warnings.
lostincalifornia
(5,255 posts)4. To coin a phrase from Robert S. McNamara "The Fog of War", I would be very skeptical about any information coming out
that hasn't been verified by multiple sources.
The complexity of military conflict cannot account for all the variables involved in war, and this contributes to uncertainty and human error that likely leads to miscalculations, unexpected consequences, and unnecessary death.
Iran is going to view this as an existential threat.