RIYADH — Several Gulf states announced Saturday the temporary closure of their airspace and the interception of Iranian missiles targeting their territories, amid escalating regional tensions.A source at Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said an Iranian missile was intercepted using the Patriot defense system, according to Qatari media reports. Agence France-Presse reported that air raid sirens sounded near Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Qatar’s Ministry of Interior confirmed that the attacks did not result in any damage.Iran’s Fars news agency said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted several US bases in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.In Bahrain, the National Communication Center announced that the service center affiliated with the US Fifth Fleet had been targeted in a missile attack.“The service center of the Fifth Fleet was subjected to a missile attack, and we will provide further details later,” the center said in a statement.The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense said it intercepted an Iranian missile attack. The Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that one person was killed in Abu Dhabi following the interception of Iranian missiles.The UAE described the attack as a blatant violation of national sovereignty and international law and said it reserves the full right to respond to the escalation.In Kuwait, the Kuwaiti army said it was dealing with missiles in the country’s airspace.The General Directorate of Civil Aviation announced the temporary closure of Kuwaiti airspace to air traffic and passengers due to the surrounding political and security developments.RIYADH — Several Gulf states announced Saturday the temporary closure of their airspace and the interception of Iranian missiles targeting their territories, amid escalating regional tensions.A source at Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said an Iranian missile was intercepted using the Patriot defense system, according to Qatari media reports. Agence France-Presse reported that air raid sirens sounded near Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Qatar’s Ministry of Interior confirmed that the attacks did not result in any damage.Iran’s Fars news agency said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted several US bases in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.In Bahrain, the National Communication Center announced that the service center affiliated with the US Fifth Fleet had been targeted in a missile attack.“The service center of the Fifth Fleet was subjected to a missile attack, and we will provide further details later,” the center said in a statement.The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense said it intercepted an Iranian missile attack. The Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that one person was killed in Abu Dhabi following the interception of Iranian missiles.The UAE described the attack as a blatant violation of national sovereignty and international law and said it reserves the full right to respond to the escalation.In Kuwait, the Kuwaiti army said it was dealing with missiles in the country’s airspace.The General Directorate of Civil Aviation announced the temporary closure of Kuwaiti airspace to air traffic and passengers due to the surrounding political and security developments.
