Iran Strikes U.S. Air Base in UAE, Expanding War to Gulf Soil

Iran's Army launched retaliatory drone strikes against a U.S. air base in the UAE on August 31, 2026, per Iran's state news agency IRNA. The strikes followed a U.S. attack on Iran's Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Foreign Ministry said U.S. strikes killed civilians and Iranian military personnel. President Pezeshkian vowed Iran would "respond decisively."