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Iran Strikes US Bases Across Gulf States in Retaliation

Iran launches missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and others, claiming targets are American assets not neighbors, amid escalating US-Israel-Iran war.

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1. Retaliatory Iranian strikes affect ten countries in Middle East
Namely, Bahrein, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, where US military bases are stationed, came under Iranian missile and drone attacks

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2. Mapped: Which countries have been targeted in Middle East as Iran retaliates to US-Israeli strikes
<p>Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan are among the nations that have been attacked </p>

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3. Iran launches another attack on US bases in Middle East — news agency
According to the report, the attacks targeted Bahrain, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the UAE, as well as Doha in Qatar

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4. Satellite images show damage at US Fifth Fleet naval base in Bahrain's Manama; see before-after pics
Iran unleashed retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, targeting key cities like Dubai and Sharjah, and Bahrain's US Fifth Fleet naval base. These actions followed the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader in a US-Israeli operation. The widespread attacks, described by Iran as defensive, have heightened regional tensions and prompted air defense activations.

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5. Iran attacks at least six US military bases in Middle East — NYT
Iran has targeted US bases in Bahrain, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait

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6. Iran targets Gulf states and U.S. bases as retaliation for U.S.-Israel strikes
Iran's retaliation following U.S. and Israeli strikes has seen missiles and drones hammer Gulf states and U.S. bases across the region, turning once-quiet skies over cities like Dubai, Doha and Manama into battle zones.

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7. Conflict deepens across Middle East – in pictures
<p>Violence spreads to Lebanon, Dubai, Kuwait and in areas hosting US army bases amid Israel-US strikes on Iran</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/mar/02/conflict-deepens-across-middle-east-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>

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8. Iran targets Gulf states and U.S. bases as retaliation for U.S.-Israel strikes - VPM
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxQMzZQSnlkanJXTWV6a2pIX0E2VFRYRGhwXzBPWjliMGhtTGd0X2xJOWdkd3MzcnpBYS1PVlotcDF0cF9FUnFvWHBmcmZfOXliQUNOeXNvaVZvdUdUZXl6aThJbTh3em1jYlRQWFczcE9xSDMwbDJtemJRMndOM3h0TUExU2tKNXN4UlRKT0NLQVFaQWEtdXJxc2RfUVdvUlhDZmZLUGdTX2VNLVJWbWM2ZVN6QmJtN21QNmtNenl3Tkp4d0E?oc=5" target="_blank">Iran targets Gulf states and U.S. bases as retaliation for U.S.-Israel strikes</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">VPM</font>

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9. Iran Escalates With Embassy and Base Strikes
Drones and missiles hit U.S. targets across the Gulf as Tehran threatens to disrupt global oil routes.

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10. Drones strike US base in Iraq, Doha explosions, as Iran hits region in war
Iran continues to strike US assets in the region as Gulf Arab states report explosions, downing of drones.

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11. Iran not target its neighbors but US bases in region
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that Iran does not target its neighbors but it attacks the US bases in the region.

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12. Iran’s envoy in South Africa defends retaliatory attacks on US bases in the Middle East
Ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr said Tehran’s actions ‘are directed at military bases used against us’

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13. Iran attacks in Qatar
Iran takes aim at Doha, Qatar, insisting intended target was US military base, not Qatar itself.

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14. 'Explosions' at US military base in Iraq as Iran ramps up missile attacks
<a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2178610/us-camp-victory-base-iraq-explosions"><img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2178610_1.jpg"/></a><br><br>Iran is continuing to attack US bases.

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15. Iran won't target its neighbors, but US bases across region: FM spox
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says Tehran does not target its neighbors, but rather US bases in the region.

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16. Iran has to deliver strikes on neighboring states due to US military bases — ambassador
Iranian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Gholam Hossein Yadegari noted that the US forces were hiding behind the backs of Iran's friendly, fraternal neighboring countries

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17. Iranian Missiles Light Up Bahrain Sky As US Base Comes Under Attack | Video
The strikes on Bahrain were part of a sweeping wave of Iranian attacks across multiple Gulf states.

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18. Delivery drivers dodge debris to keep Gulf fed under Iranian attacks
Iran’s missile and drone barrages have struck airports, homes and bases.

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19. Iran strikes Gulf energy sites and U.S. bases in Bahrain and UAE
ALBAWABA- Iran launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks across the Gulf on Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure and U...

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20. Iranian drone, missile attacks on Gulf nations risk pulling more countries into war
The largest American military base in the Middle East is in the small Gulf nation of Qatar. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports from Doha as the U.S. war with Iran widens.

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21. Iran Claims Ali Al-Salem Air Base Hit Again 

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