Retaliatory Iranian strikes affect ten countries in Middle East

tass.com · Mar 1, 2026 · Collected from GDELT

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MOSCOW, March 1. /TASS/. Ten countries in the Middle East, including Israel, have been affected by Iranian strikes in response to the joint US-Israeli military operation, according to calculations by TASS. 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. Iran mostly targeted the Jewish state in launching its airstrikes. Air defenses in Syria, too, took part in repelling Iranian missile strikes, as residents in Damascus reported several explosions, according to media reports. Iran said the attacks were not aimed at its neighbors but exclusively targeted Iran and US military bases in the Middle East. On February 28, the US and Israel launched a military operation against Iran. Major Iranian cities, including Tehran, have been hit. The Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the attacks. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, the Iranian Armed Forces’ elite unit) announced a large-scale retaliatory operation.