MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. The US Armed Forces have launched a new phase of military operations against Iran, targeting its industrial facilities linked to ballistic missile production, Admiral Brad Cooper, head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), said at a press conference.
Ukraine will begin defending US military bases in the Middle East in the coming days, Reuters reported, citing sources.
TASS has compiled the main developments in the ongoing Middle East conflict.
Even before the US and Israeli attack, Tehran warned Middle Eastern countries that US bases on their territory could be targeted by Iranian strikes, Elias Hazrati, head of the Islamic Republic's Information Council, said.
Before the attacks began, the US withdrew 90% of its military personnel from bases within range of Tehran's weapons, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated.
