Iran Launches Wave of Missiles and Drones Against Gulf Nations

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Iranian missiles and drones continue to target Gulf countries, with several nations reporting attacks. Bahrain’s state oil company declared force majeure on Monday after its refinery caught fire in an Iranian attack. The declaration was made by Bapco, which stated that its operations had been affected by the ongoing regional conflict.

Saudi Arabia intercepted four drones headed for Shaybah oilfield, while the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait reported missile attacks. In Saudi Arabia’s al-Kharj governorate, at least two people were killed and 12 injured after a projectile fell in a residential area on Sunday morning.

Bahrain reported that at least 32 citizens, including children, were injured in an Iranian drone attack on Sitra, an area south of the capital, Manama. In the United Arab Emirates, air defences responded to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, with reports of a fire in the Fujairah oil industry zone caused by debris falling from an intercepted drone.

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani urged all sides to de-escalate tensions. Saudi Arabia condemned Iranian attacks on its territory and those of its Gulf neighbours, stating that they were “reprehensible”. The country also renewed its condemnation of the Iranian leadership.

Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Monday, targeting infrastructure in central Iran after Mojtaba Khamenei was named as the successor to his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At least 1,255 people have been killed and thousands injured in Israeli and US attacks across Iran since February 28.

US President Donald Trump stated that he should have had a say in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has pledged allegiance to the new supreme leader.

Source: Al Jazeera