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Why target US bases?

US military bases in the Middle East are strategic assets, often housing personnel and equipment supporting American foreign policy and security interests in the region. Targeting them, as Iran reportedly did in this story, can be a way to project power, retaliate for perceived grievances, or signal a country's capabilities and willingness to engage in conflict, raising regional tensions.

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