US EditionGulf countries coming under attack from Iran warn of retaliation
Gulf Cooperation Council states condemned Iran's missile strikes as violations of sovereignty and pledged coordinated defense and potential retaliation, escalating regional tensions.
- On Feb 28, Iran fired missiles at several Arab Gulf cities, causing blasts that shook windows and forced residents to shelter during Ramadan.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared a regional operation in response to U.S.-Israeli strikes, stating `All occupied territories and U.S. bases have been struck`.
- Qatar's defence ministry said al-Udeid was a target but interceptors stopped the threat, and falling debris caused material damage and one civilian death in Abu Dhabi.
- Qatar and other Gulf states denounced the attacks and vowed their right to self-defence as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE condemned the strikes and closed airspace while education authorities shifted schools online from Sunday.
- Analysts say the barrage heightens the risk of a wider regional war, and Oman, which had acted as a mediator, was reportedly not struck amid the strikes.
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Iran's counterattack against US airstrikes has resulted in civilian casualties in Gulf countries including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran launched a large-scale counterattack targeting US military bases in the Middle East, resulting in civilian casualties in Gulf countries including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Gulf foreign ministers called for a unified front.
For the Gulf Arabs, the worst possible scenario has occurred: Iran's retaliation hits the states concerned with stability into the mark. Nevertheless, some of the countries are secretly happy about the hammer blows against Tehran.
The heads of state and government of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (VAE) pledge support for each other, while rocket attacks lead to relaxation.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain were bombed and killed, wounded and damaged U.S. military bases. Oman, so far safe, was also hit
Two deaths in the Emirates, wounded in Kuwait, evacuations to Bahrain... the countries that house American bases have been targeted.
The war that the entire Middle East feared is already here. The diplomacy of the countries of the region has not managed to prevent the US and Israel from launching an attack on the Iranian regime. Tehran promised revenge, and so it has been: the main American bases of the Persian Gulf were bombed by Persian ballistic missiles, which unleashes chaos on one of the world's main maritime trade routes.Continue reading...
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