US and Iran trade new strikes as Tehran claims it targeted American bases across the Middle East.By World Israel News StaffThe United States carried out a second wave of strikes on Iranian military assets near the Strait of Hormuz overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday morning, US Central Command said, after an American AH-64 Apache helicopter was downed in the area on Monday.Iran said it retaliated by targeting US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.US and regional officials confirmed Iranian missile and drone launches and air-defense activity in several countries, but there was no immediate independent confirmation that Iranian projectiles struck US forces.US Central Command said American Air Force and Navy fighter jets hit Iranian air-defense systems, ground-control stations and surveillance radar sites with precision munitions.CENTCOM described the operation as a “proportional response” to the helicopter downing and said that US forces remained prepared to respond to further attacks.President Donald Trump, speaking before the strikes, said the US response would be “very strong, very powerful.”US officials said both crew members from the downed helicopter were rescued and were in stable condition.Iranian media reported explosions in southern Iran, including around Qeshm Island, Sirik, Jask and other areas of Hormozgan province.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that US strikes damaged civilian infrastructure, including a telecommunications tower and water tanks. Those claims could not be independently verified.Hours after the US strikes, Iran claimed that it had launched retaliatory attacks on American targets across the region.The IRGC claimed it had struck 21 US military targets, including the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the Al-Azraq area in Jordan. The Guards also claimed long-range missiles hit hangars housing F-35 fighter jets and a command-and-control center at the Jordanian base.A US official told Axios that Iran launched at least four ballistic missiles and several drones at US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.The report confirmed an Iranian attack, but not the IRGC’s claims of successful hits on all listed targets.Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issued public warnings during the attack and urged residents to seek safety. A media adviser to Bahrain’s king said air defenses had repelled Iranian attacks.Iran claimed its drones targeted the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, but there was no immediate confirmation of damage to the facility.Kuwait also reported air-defense activity. The Kuwaiti military said its systems were engaging “hostile aerial targets,” without immediately identifying the origin of the targets or reporting damage. Iran said it had targeted Ali Al Salem Air Base, which is used by US forces.In Jordan, Iran claimed it had fired missiles at the Al-Azraq area, where US aircraft have been stationed. Regional and international reporting indicated Jordanian air defenses intercepted missiles, and there were no immediate reports of casualties.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would “leave no attack or threat unanswered” and warned foreign forces to leave the region “if you want to be safe.”The post Iran attacks US bases across Mideast as US carries out 2nd round of strikes appeared first on World Israel News.