Key facts
- Iran launched ballistic missile and drone attacks on Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
- Qatar's air defense intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles above Doha.
- The UAE's air defense systems engaged Iranian missiles and drones.
- Bahrain sounded a siren and urged residents to move to safe places.
- The attacks followed renewed US strikes on targets in Iranian cities.
- The US strikes were in response to an IRGC Navy missile attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran launched ballistic missile and drone attacks on Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait on Sunday morning, hours after the US announced renewed strikes on Iran in response to military action in the Strait of Hormuz. Explosions were reported above Doha as Qatar's air defence intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles, according to Euronews journalists. Qatar's Defence Ministry confirmed its armed forces were intercepting attacks targeting the state. In the UAE, air defence systems were engaged with Iranian missiles and drones, prompting authorities to urge residents to shelter. Bahrain had previously sounded a siren and advised residents to move to safer locations following the US strikes on Iranian cities, which were themselves a retaliation for an IRGC Navy missile attack on a Cyprus-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Bahrain hosts a significant US naval base, making it a potential target for Iranian retaliation.