Iran launches missiles and drones at US military bases across Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE, escalating regional conflict.
PERSIAN GULF — The Persian Gulf is once again on a war footing. Iran has launched waves of missiles and drones toward locations hosting U.S. military forces across the region, forcing Gulf allies to activate air defenses and sending emergency alerts through communities already bracing for another round of escalation.
This is no longer a contained confrontation. Iran’s repeated attacks against American military positions and regional allies have demonstrated just how quickly the conflict can spread across the Gulf. U.S. forces maintain a major strategic presence in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, making those installations prime targets whenever Tehran chooses escalation. Reuters has reported multiple rounds of Iranian attacks against U.S. bases and assets across the region.