Multiple explosions were heard on Sunday morning across the Qatari capital city Doha, Kuwait and in Dubai as Iran continues its retaliatory strikes against US military bases. The strikes come after the death of multiple Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Several blasts were heard at around 8:15 am in Dubai. Debris from one aerial strike, which was intercepted, caused a fire in the city’s major commercial port, Jebel Ali, CNN reported.
The Ministry of Defence of UAE confirmed that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 137 ballistic missiles and 209 drones launched towards the country since the start of the Iranian attack. Out of the 137 missiles detected 132 were destrpyed and five fell into the sea.
Authorities have temporarily closed section of the country's airspace and have suspended flights and shifted schools.
One Pakistani national was killed due to falling debris from the drone interceptions.
Explosions were also heard from Doha at around 7:30 local time on Sunday morning. Qatar's air defence system has been intercepting iranina missiles. I
In a post on X, Bahrain's interior ministry said that sirens have been sounded in the country on Sunday morning and warned residents “remain calm and head to the nearest safe space.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that it launched a sixth wave of missile and drone strikes on Israel and US bases in the region, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency.
The IRGC also said that it launched a “extensive missile and drone” attacks on around 27 US bases in the region. The locations include Israeli Tel Nof airbase, the Israeli army’s command headquarters at HaKirya in Tel Aviv, and a large defence industrial complex in the same city,
The IRGC said that the it was launching “the most devastating offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic”, according to a statement published by the semi-official Fars news agency.
Heavy explosions were also heard from Erbil airport in Iraq.