Media: US allegedly mistakenly attacked an Iraqi checkpoint, thinking it was Iran's. Iranian military: launched attacks on U.S. bases in the UAE and Kuwait, as well as targets inside Israel. Iran's strikes have shattered the illusion of America's "security umbrella."

Shafaq News Agency reported, citing sources from Iraq's security agencies, that the U.S. and Israel struck an Iraqi checkpoint near the border with Iran in Maysan Province. The Iraqi side speculated that its facilities were bombed by mistake, mistaking them for nearby Iranian targets.

The sources said, "The Jirat border checkpoint area was shelled by the U.S.-Israel coalition, resulting in a soldier being slightly injured by shrapnel."

The sources pointed out that according to the preliminary speculation of the Iraqi side, the target of the attack should have been an Iranian checkpoint just "a few meters away" from the attacked Iraqi facility.

The Iranian military stated that on March 6, the Iranian military carried out strikes against U.S. bases in the UAE and Kuwait, as well as strategic facilities in the Stott-Meha area within Israel.

The Iranian state radio and television company reported, quoting a military statement, that "since the early morning, the Iranian military's naval forces launched drones to launch intensive attacks on U.S. assembly areas and bases in the Minhad region of Abu Dhabi (UAE), the Al-Adheeri camp in Kuwait, and the radar facilities of strategic facilities in the occupied territories of Stott-Meha."

In the current military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the U.S. and Israel, almost all Gulf countries that have U.S. military bases or garrisons—including the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan—have been targeted by Iran.

Rajiv Agarwal, a senior research advisor at the Chintan Institute in New Delhi and a retired colonel, told Sputnik News that the war between arch-enemy Iran and Israel, along with its steadfast ally the United States, has completely exposed the hollow security promises that Gulf countries have been fed for decades.

He said, "It is under this illusion that many Gulf countries not only agreed to purchase extremely expensive American weapon platforms but also allowed the deployment of American military bases in the region."

The story of U.S. security guarantees can be traced back to shortly after the Iranian Revolution of 1979-80, when most countries in the region felt threatened by the Iranian Islamic regime.

In his 1980 State of the Union address, in response to the 1979 Iranian revolution, then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter made a guarantee to the region, stating, "Any external force attempting to control the Persian Gulf region would be regarded as a serious threat to the interests of the United States, and such a threat would be met with all necessary means, including military force."

Agarwal emphasized that therefore, the failure of the United States to protect its military bases and host Gulf countries is a major embarrassment for the U.S.

He pointed out: "The fact is that Iranian missiles caused massive damage, including the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and the naval base, as well as military bases in Kuwait, Doha, UAE, Jordan, etc., were attacked. In fact, on the night of March 1st to 2nd, the U.S. base in Erbil, Iraq (mainly a large ammunition depot) was hit and completely destroyed."

He added that the attacks on Gulf countries prove that the security guarantees provided by the United States are ineffective, and Gulf countries cannot rely on U.S. security commitments in the future to ensure their own security.

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