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Iran has launched a powerful retaliatory missile strike targeting a major U.S. naval base in Bahrain, dramatically escalating tensions across the Middle East. Iranian military officials say the attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps using precision solid-fuel missiles in response to what Tehran calls American aggression against a desalination facility on Qeshm Island. Officials claim earlier Iranian strikes had already damaged enemy radar and surveillance systems, allowing their forces to hit strategic targets with greater accuracy in the latest wave of attacks.