TEHRAN — Iran attacked U.S. military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up of the war that has engulfed the region. Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they had responded to Sunday's American attack by striking two U.S. air bases with ballistic…
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Why it matters
The exchange marks an escalation in direct U.S.-Iran military action, moving beyond proxy forces to strikes on each other's bases and assets.
Most affected
U.S. military personnel at bases in the Middle East — Face direct Iranian ballistic missile strikes on their locations. Regional stability stakeholders — Confront risk of further escalation between two major powers in active conflict.
Likely next
Whether the U.S. responds to Iran's Monday attack and the scale or timing of any American follow-up action.