Gulf Region / Tehran / Jerusalem — The conflict with Iran has exploded into a full‑spectrum war as the United States and Israel launch coordinated air, sea and land operations, while Tehran responds with missile barrages, drone swarms and proxy attacks from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.

From carrier decks in the Arabian Sea and airbases across the Gulf, U.S. and Israeli jets are striking Revolutionary Guard bases, missile brigades and drone hubs deep inside Iran. F‑35s and F‑15s pound command centers near Tehran and Isfahan, while Tomahawk cruise missiles and submarine‑launched weapons rip into coastal radar and naval facilities along the Strait of Hormuz. Special‑operations teams, operating with local partners, are reported to be raiding suspected IRGC safe houses and logistics lines in Iraq and eastern Syria.

Tehran is hitting back hard. Ballistic and cruise missiles have targeted U.S. bases in Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar, as well as Israeli airfields and logistics hubs. Iran‑aligned militias are firing rockets at American positions and threatening shipping with explosive drones. Sirens have become a nightly soundtrack from Tel Aviv to Gulf capitals, where residents film interceptor streaks and distant fireballs from their balconies.

Washington and Jerusalem insist the expanded campaign is aimed at “permanently degrading Iran’s regional strike network.” Iranian leaders frame it as a “defensive jihad” and vow that any pause in attacks would be “a betrayal of our martyrs.”

Analysts warn that with all domains now in play — air, sea, land and cyber — the war is entering a phase where each side’s next move is less about strategy than about proving it can still hit back, no matter the cost.