ELI5: What Gulf bases did Iran hit during the war?

During the war, Iran didn't hit any Gulf bases belonging to other countries, but they did hit bases inside their own country.

Imagine you have a toy castle, and your neighbor has their own toy castle. A war is like when you and your neighbor are fighting. You might try to knock down parts of your own castle to make it stronger, or to make it harder for your neighbor to attack you.

That's kind of what happened with Iran and their bases during the war. They were fighting another country, and sometimes, to protect themselves, they might have damaged or used bases inside Iran.

Think of it like this:

• You have a secret fort in your backyard.
• You and your friend are having a water balloon fight (the "war").
• To protect your fort, you might put up extra walls around your fort, even if it makes your fort a little smaller.