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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.