US-Iran Trade Missile Barrages in Five-Month Conflict
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- Iran's IRGC claimed a retaliatory drone attack on a US military base in Kuwait, with Iran vowing to 'punish the aggressor'
- US and Iran traded missile barrages, dimming hopes for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
Why it matters: The five-month conflict now extends to Kuwait, where Iran's IRGC claims it struck a US military base with drones — broadening the geographic scope of attacks beyond direct US-Iran exchanges to American installations hosted by Gulf allies.
