After claiming a hit on USS Abraham Lincoln, Iran’s IRGC unleashes its “Wave‑27” blitz, boasting drones and missiles “accurately” smashed the Ali Al Salem command building, fuel tanks and chopper hubs in Kuwait as fireballs light up the base. UAE air defences report intercepting most of a massive missile‑and‑drone swarm while Pezeshkian walks back talk of halting Gulf attacks, insisting Iran is “forced to retaliate.” At the same time, US‑Israel strikes turn five Tehran oil sites into flaming infernos and Israel hints “no successor is safe” as Iran’s leadership succession looms.