Desk News || Intense military conflict has erupted once again in the Middle East. In response to fresh overnight US strikes, Iran launched simultaneous missile and drone attacks on Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait, with US military bases and infrastructure in these countries as the primary targets of Iranian forces.Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the US first launched a cruise missile strike targeting a key railway bridge in Golestan province. Tehran strongly condemned the strike and warned of a firm response, and within a short time launched retaliatory attacks on US bases across the Middle East.Warning sirens sounded across Bahrain amid fears of possible missile and drone attacks. The country's Ministry of Interior urged the public not to panic and to head quickly to the nearest safe shelter.A trusted source confirmed that the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama, was targeted in the attack, with smoke seen rising from the site shortly afterward.According to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, a US base in Kuwait was severely shaken by intense Iranian strikes. At the same time, US military installations in Qatar also came under drone and missile attack.According to a CNN report, although Iran's retaliatory strikes came in response to US aggression, the intensity has not yet fully matched the levels seen at the start of the conflict. However, this exchange of attacks has left the entire Middle East in a state of extreme tension and near-war conditions. According to the latest available information, a tense standoff continues to prevail across the region, with fears of major casualties or damage at any moment