Counterstrikes continue at US Navy base in Bahrain; residential buildings off base attacked (Stars & Stripes)
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-02-28/strikes-on-bahrain-iran-israel-20902624.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260228/p58#a260228p58
Iran’s response to Operation Epic Fury reflects a pre-planned, multi-domain retaliation framework
designed to impose costs while preserving regime survivability and avoiding escalation thresholds that could trigger overwhelming U.S. retaliation.
Rather than pursuing a decisive counterstrike, Tehran is implementing layered responses that combine kinetic attacks, cyber disruption, proxy activation, and geopolitical alignment with China and Russia.
This approach enables Iran t…