Persian Gulf power plants powering key US military bases are legitimate retaliatory targets if Iran’s energy infrastructure is attacked, due to their critical role in sustaining American military presence in the region.

The US has evacuated Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE following Iranian strikes, according to a report.

Judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje'i has stressed that Iran harbors no hostility toward its neighboring countries, noting that the country's retaliatory attacks target the launchpads of the US strikes in the region.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has called on the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to clarify its position on US allegations about its member states’ participation in the aggression against Iran.

Iran told the UN Security Council that all of its actions are defensive and in line with international law.

A Lebanese journalist says GCC rulers in the Persian Gulf prioritize their own power over their people’s interests

Despite Iran's selfless aid extinguishing Kuwait's oil well fires and sheltering its displaced citizens during Iraq's 1990 invasion, Kuwait now hosts US military bases enabling American aggression against Tehran, a betrayal Tehran rightly condemns as ingratitude.