Iran has begun attacking US bases in the Middle East in response to the Israeli-US attack. Iran fired several missiles at a US military base in Bahrain (NSA Bahrain), Israel’s neighboring country. Tehran also targeted US bases in Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base.
Following attacks on Qatar and Bahrain, Iran has also attacked a US military base in the UAE. The US military base in the UAE is called Al Dhafra Air Base.
However, the Iranian missiles was intercepted over Qatar as its Defense Ministry says its Patriot defense system intercepted an Iranian missile.
Meanwhile, Bahrain reported that a missile strike targeted the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the island nation. At the same time, witnesses in Kuwait said they heard sirens and explosions in areas that host US Army Central.
This appears to be a direct response to joint US-Israeli strikes on targets inside Iran earlier today, which US President Donald Trump described as the start of “major combat operations” aimed at degrading Iran’s military capabilities, nuclear program, and potentially leading to regime change.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly targeted at least four major US bases with ballistic missiles:
1.Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar (a key US hub hosting thousands of troops)
2. Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait
3. Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
4. US Fifth Fleet headquarters (NSA Bahrain) in Bahrain
Kuwait, UAE, Qatar shut airspace as Iran attacks US bases
Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have temporarily closed their airspace as a precaution, citing concerns over the regional security situation. The move follows US-led strikes against Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on American bases in the Middle East.
The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned the attacks on its territory by Tehran, calling them a clear violation of national sovereignty and international law. It warned that it reserves the right to respond decisively to what it described as a significant escalation, according to Reuters.
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense stated that the country was attacked by missiles from Iran, but its air defense systems intercepted several of them. In one area of Abu Dhabi, missile debris caused some damage and resulted in one death.
The ministry said the attack posed a danger to civilians and government sites and was entirely wrong.
