Iran Spreads Retaliatory Strikes Across Five Countries

Iran has widened its counterattack beyond initial targets, striking U.S. military installations in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, and Oman as of July 13. The IRGC claimed strikes on Prince Hassan airbase in Jordan and expanded attacks across Gulf states. This geographic dispersal raises the risk of miscalculation—involving multiple host governments in the escalation complicates any bilateral U.S.-Iran de-escalation path.