Iran Carries Out Mock Attack On America's Al Dhafra Air Base In UAE Amid Nuclear Tensions

| Feb 25, 2026, 08:38:06 PM | TOI.in
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Tensions in the Middle East have taken a perilous turn as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missile drills against a replica of Al Dhafra Air Base — a critical U.S. stronghold in the Gulf housing 5,000 American troops. The target was deliberate, not symbolic. Armed with new bunker-penetrating warheads, the missiles signalled an ability to strike hardened shelters and command centers. This was no spectacle, but a rehearsal — a calculated warning that America’s regional nerve centre sits squarely within reach.