Afghanistan, March 1 -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced preparations for a sixth wave of missile and drone attacks targeting 27 American military bases across the Middle East. Iranian state-controlled media reported Sunday, March 1, that the operation is intended as retaliation for joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.

According to Fars News Agency, previous waves of attacks struck U.S. bases in Gulf countries, including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. The agency claimed that the strikes resulted in successful impacts.

However, international media outlets citing regional security sources reported that most of the missiles were intercepted by host countries' defense systems and U.S. ...