US officials say the Pentagon is thinking of reducing its military presence in Kuwait to minimize risk in light of the Iranian retaliatory attacks on American bases in the Persian Gulf kingdom.

Abdollahi warns regional countries against aligning with the United States, saying any state that acts as a “defensive shield” for Washington will “burn in the fire of war.”

The United States has reportedly begun withdrawing its remaining troops from Iraq's Kurdistan Region.

Iran’s Su-24 pilots, including Martyr Majid Kazemi, struck the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during a retaliatory operation in early March, exploiting gaps in missile defenses to demonstrate that superior skill and tactical innovation can penetrate even the world’s most heavily fortified military installations.

Former US defense secretary Leon Panetta has declared that President Donald Trump has entangled America in an “unwinnable war” against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

North Korea has warned that the expansion of the US military command in Japan is sharply raising the risk of war on the Korean Peninsula.

The Iranian Army says it has targeted key facilities at US-run Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait.