Iran strikes UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan

Iran attacked Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait on Saturday, apparently targeting U.S. military targets there in response to the joint U.S.-Israel military operation against the Iranian regime, the Associated Press reported.

Jordan was also hit, according to a statement by the Saudi Foreign Ministry, as reported by AFP. The attacks in the Gulf followed dozens of Iranian missiles fired at Israel.

The Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that at least one person was killed in Abu Dhabi from debris from an Iranian projectile.

Saudi Arabia, where no hits were reported, condemned Iranian attacks targeting its neighbors in a statement by the kingdom’s official press agency.

“The kingdom strongly condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the brutal Iranian aggression and the blatant violation of the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” said the statement.

The attacks on Gulf states happened hours after Israel and the U.S. launched what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has labeled “Operation Roaring Lion,” and the U.S. Defense Department calls “Operation Epic Fury,” a joint military campaign against the Islamist regime in Iran.

The Emirati Ministry of Defense announced that the UAE today was subjected to “a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles,” and that interceptors “successfully intercepted a number of missiles,” WAM reported.

The fallen debris “resulted in one civilian death of an Asian nationality. The authorities confirmed that the security situation in the UAE remains stable and that all concerned entities are monitoring developments around the clock,” the statement said.

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