Gulf Region / Tehran / Jerusalem — The conflict with Iran has exploded into a full‑scale regional war as the United States and Israel launch synchronized air, sea and ground operations, while Tehran answers with missile barrages, drone swarms and proxy attacks stretching from the Mediterranean to the Gulf.

From carrier decks in the Arabian Sea and airbases across the Middle East, U.S. and Israeli jets are flying round‑the‑clock missions, striking Revolutionary Guard command centers, missile brigades, drone hubs and air‑defence sites near Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and along the Strait of Hormuz. Cruise missiles from submarines and destroyers are pounding coastal radar and naval facilities, clearing corridors for deeper strikes.

On land, special‑operations teams working with Kurdish, Iraqi and Syrian partners are raiding IRGC safe houses, logistics depots and cross‑border supply routes used to funnel weapons to Hezbollah, Iraqi militias and Yemen’s Houthis. Armored units near the Golan and in northern Israel have shifted to forward positions amid fears of a wider Hezbollah offensive.

Tehran has hit back hard. Ballistic and cruise missiles have slammed toward U.S. bases in Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, while drones and rockets target Israeli airfields, fuel depots and coastal cities. Iran‑aligned militias are firing on American outposts and threatening commercial shipping, turning key sea lanes into active war zones.

Washington and Jerusalem insist the expanded campaign is aimed at “permanently degrading Iran’s capacity to wage regional war.” Iranian leaders call it a fight for national survival and vow to keep striking “until the occupiers and their backers pay a price they cannot bear.”

With all domains now in play — air, sea, land and cyber — diplomats warn the conflict is entering a phase where each side’s next move is driven less by strategy than by the need to prove it can still hit back, no matter the cost.