The Persian Gulf is back on a war footing after Iran launched missiles and drones at sites hosting U.S. forces, forcing Gulf partners to fire interceptors and send emergency alerts through cities already living under the threat of the next salvo. What began as a U.S.-Iran fight has repeatedly spilled onto the soil of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates \u2014 countries that host American troops and now absorb Iranian fire aimed at those bases. Reuters and other outlets have documented multiple rounds of such attacks this year.U.S. installations in those four states sit well inside the range of Iran\u2019s short-range ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones. That geography is the strategy. Tehran treats the bases as legitimate targets whenever it answers American or Israeli strikes. Washington treats the same bases as the backbone of its regional presence. Gulf governments are caught in between: they wanted a U.S. security umbrella and instead became the battlefield.<\/p>\n
In the UAE, air defenses have intercepted incoming missiles and drones; Iranian media has claimed hits on facilities tied to U.S. operations. Al Dhafra Air Base, a hub for American aircraft, has been among the sites under pressure. Officials and analysts caution that any single barrage\u2019s damage should wait on on-the-ground assessments and independent imagery. Earlier waves this year did leave confirmed scars on infrastructure across the Gulf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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