Middle East War Day 16: UAE and other Gulf countries report fresh attacks; Kuwait airport hit

Loud explosions were heard successful parts of Dubai connected Sunday portion Iran claimed it launched attacks astatine the UAE’s al-Dhafra airbase. Meanwhile, respective drones struck Kuwait International Airport and damaged its radar system, though authorities said nary 1 was injured, according to AFP.Al Jazeera reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it fired 10 missiles and an unspecified fig of drones astatine US forces stationed astatine Al Dhafra Air Base successful the United Arab Emirates.

Earlier, the UAE ministry of defence besides said its aerial defence systems were “responding to incoming rocket and drone threats from Iran.” The ministry said the large sounds heard crossed parts of the state were caused by interceptions carried retired by aerial defence systems.

The developments came a time aft Iran warned that “ports, docks and American hideouts” successful the United Arab Emirates could beryllium targeted and urged residents to evacuate those areas.Tehran justified the attack, claiming that the United States had utilized ports, docks, and hideouts successful the UAE to motorboat strikes connected Kharg Island, which hosts the main terminal handling Iran’s lipid exports. According to AFP, Iran has fired much than 1,800 missiles and drones astatine the Emirates during the conflict, making it the state astir heavy targeted by Tehran successful the ongoing escalation.

The attacks person raised concerns astir information crossed the Gulf, which, for decades, has been seen arsenic comparatively unchangeable successful a volatile Middle East. Several Middle Eastern countries person been straight deed successful the US-Israel-Iran warfare that began connected February 28, with the US and Israel attacking Iran and sidesplitting its ultimate leader. In caller days, Lebanon saw Israeli strikes connected Hezbollah areas, Qatar reported blasts successful Doha adjacent US infrastructure, and Saudi Arabia's largest refinery was acceptable ablaze by drones.