According to data compiled by TASS news agency, a total of 10 countries in the Middle East region have been directly affected by Iran's large-scale retaliation.
This operation was launched immediately after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the core military leadership were killed in an airstrike by the US-Israel coalition on February 28.
The list of attacked countries includes Israel and 8 Arab countries, where important US military bases are located: Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The air defense system in Syria has also had to be fiercely activated to intercept missiles passing over Damascus, bringing the total number of countries recording explosions and interceptions to 10.
The Iranian government affirmed that these airstrikes are only aimed at US and Israeli military bases, absolutely not for the purpose of aggression against friendly neighboring countries.
However, IRGC firepower pouring down simultaneously over a large geographical area has caused a series of international airspaces to be closed, airlines to suspend flights and pushed the energy market into a state of red alert.
This "unprecedented" retaliation is Iran's harsh response after the US and Israeli military campaign devastated many major cities, including the capital Tehran.
Targeting US bases in 8 Arabian countries is considered by analysts to be an extremely serious warning message from Tehran about the US presence in the region. Iran wants to prove that any country that allows the US to use its territory to attack them will face direct security risks.
This event has pushed European powers into a state of extreme anxiety about the risk of the complete collapse of peace and stability agreements in the Middle East. The fact that the conflict spread to 10 countries in just 24 hours shows that Iran's long-range combat capability is still formidable despite leadership losses.
The world is waiting for the next steps of the parties, as the boundary between a war of authorization and a full-scale conflict is becoming more fragile than ever.
