U.S. ATTACKS ON IRAN
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This storyWho bears most responsibility for Iran's missile strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait & Jordan?
Aslani analyzes the Middle East from inside the region itself.
Based in Tehran, the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies sits at the heart of regional tensions — giving Aslani a ground-level vantage point on Iranian foreign policy and Gulf dynamics that Western think tanks rarely match.
Iran holds the largest ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East!
With 3,000+ ballistic missiles, Iran's stockpile outpaces every regional neighbor. U.S. military bases in Iraq, Qatar, and the UAE all fall within range of Iran's medium-range missile systems.
The White House press briefing room was built over a swimming pool!
Nixon had FDR's White House pool covered in 1970 to create the press briefing room. The pool still exists beneath the floor. Follow live coverage at AP News
This storyWhat follows the U.S. military strikes on Iran?
Iran fired 16 ballistic missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in Jan. 2020
After the U.S. killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iran launched 'Operation Martyr Soleimani,' striking Al-Asad & Erbil airbases. Over 100 U.S. troops were later diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries.
This storyWhat will most shape US foreign policy in the next 6 months?
The last major U.S.-Iran battle was the biggest naval fight since WWII
Operation Praying Mantis (April 1988) saw the U.S. Navy sink or damage 6 Iranian vessels in a single day — the largest American naval surface engagement since World War II.
