The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait said that they had intercepted missiles and drones incoming from Iran.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday morning they had targeted “separatist groups” in Iraq’s Kurdistan, as the war against Israel and the United States entered its second week.
Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the United States and Israel were seeking to break the Islamic Republic apart.
The U.S. National Defense Strategy reflects a clear shift in priorities. The primary objective is no longer maintaining the broader international order, as in previous decades, but rather strengthening the security of the U.S. homeland while redefining the role of allies.
Iran accused Israel and the United States on Thursday of deliberately targeting civilian areas during their war on the Islamic Republic, which began six days ago.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday they had targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion airport and an air force base in the area.
Falling debris from an intercepted drone injured six people in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on Thursday, the UAE’s media office said.
Qatar’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday its military was working to intercept an incoming missile attack as loud blasts reverberated across Doha and smoke was seen over the city.
Iranian state television said Iran had struck a US oil tanker in the Gulf with a missile on Thursday, the latest Iranian attack on the energy industry in the region.
Iran said Thursday it had targeted headquarters of Kurdish forces in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Iranian state media, following strikes on Kurdish regions in both Iran and Iraq.
