India, June 18 -- In a televised broadcast on Wednesday, Iranian Air Force personnel recounted the harrowing details of a precision airstrike carried out by the country to target an American military base in Kuwait. The attack was carried out in early March at the peak of US and Israel's offensive against the country.

Known as Camp Buehring, the operation was implemented by a commander and two crew member using Iranian F-5 fighter jets. All three were present during the televised interview.

As per the commander, the need for an immediate and direct response arose following renewed aggression by the US. "We immediately wanted to carry out a retaliatory operation," he stated, calling Camp Buehring as "a highly strategic base with one of t...