RIYADH — Several Gulf states said Saturday they would temporarily close their airspace and intercept Iranian missiles targeting their territory amid rising tensions in the region.
According to Qatari media reports, a Qatari Ministry of Defense official said the Iranian missile was intercepted using the Patriot defense system. Agence France-Presse reported that an air raid siren was sounded near Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Qatar’s Ministry of Interior confirmed that there were no casualties as a result of the attack.
Iran’s Fars News Agency said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted multiple US military bases in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.
In Bahrain, the National Communications Center announced that a service center belonging to the US 5th Fleet was targeted by a missile attack.
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“A 5th Fleet service center was hit by a missile attack. Details will be announced later,” the center said in a statement.
The UAE Ministry of Defense announced that it intercepted an Iranian missile attack. Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that one person was killed in an Iranian missile intercept in Abu Dhabi.
The UAE called the attack a blatant violation of national sovereignty and international law and said it reserved full rights to respond to any escalation.
In Kuwait, the Kuwaiti military said it was dealing with missiles in the country’s airspace.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced the temporary closure of Kuwait airspace to air traffic and passengers due to surrounding political and security developments.
