- Several blasts in Doha, Qatar have raised the security threat level.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they hit US bases in Kuwait with two missiles.
- Saudi Arabia eliminated seven drones and seven ballistic missiles of Iran.
- The Israeli army warns of Iranian missiles and attacks targets in Lebanon.
Several explosions rocked the capital of Qatar on Wednesday, the 12th day of the war in Iran, AFP journalists said. Iran continued to attack countries in the Persian Gulf, with Saudi Arabia reporting the interception of a wave of seven drones heading for its strategic oil field. Sirens sounded in Bahrain warning of Iranian attacks. According to Iranian media, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at the American military base in Kuwait, reports TASR.
“The security threat level is high,” Qatar’s interior ministry said after the explosions in Doha. At the same time, residents were urged to stay at home, stay away from windows and open spaces, and not to go out. Iran’s Fars and Mehr agencies claim that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards hit the US base in Kuwait with two missiles. The local authorities have not yet confirmed the attack, but the local paramilitary National Guard said that eight drones headed for the country’s territory were neutralized.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense, Saudi Arabia destroyed two drones heading for the Shaiba oil field in the southeast of the country. This oil field lies near the border with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is key to Saudi Arabia’s extensive oil production. Five other drones were also captured and destroyed. In addition, she neutralized seven ballistic missiles.
The UAE reported a new missile and drone attack by Iran. Air defenses responded to an unspecified number of missiles and drones, according to the Defense Ministry, without providing any details on the target or location of the attack.
Sirens also sounded in Bahrain on Wednesday, warning residents of an upcoming Iranian attack. The Guardian reports. The Israeli army has also repeatedly warned about the firing of rockets from Iran towards Israel. At the same time, it continued its attacks on Lebanon, where a fire broke out in an apartment building during a strike in Beirut.
