https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/9721781079841/2026/upi/c84ad55b7737e0b38e8318ca2af812f6/v1.5/Iran-launches-retaliatory-attacks-toward-US-bases-in-Middle-East.jpg" /> Iran targeted U.S. military bases in neighboring countries in and around the Persian Gulf hours after U.S. forces conducted strikes on southern Iran.