Several Gulf Arab states said they were targeted by ‌Iranian missiles on Saturday (February 28, 2026) after Tehran pledged to retaliate against ​strikes by the United States and Israel, bringing conflict to ⁠a part of the Arab world that prides itself on relative safety.

State media in the United Arab Emirates said one person had been killed in Abu Dhabi, but ‌gave no details.

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Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan, all of which have a U.S. military presence, said they had intercepted ‌the Iranian missiles. “All occupied territories and the criminal U.S. bases in ‌the region ⁠have been struck by the powerful blows of Iranian missiles. ⁠This operation will continue relentlessly until the enemy is decisively defeated,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said.

Loud booms, grey smoke

Bahrain confirmed an attack inside its territory and said a service center ​of the U.S. Fifth Fleet ‌had been struck. Video from a Reuters witness showed a plume of grey smoke rising near the small island nation’s coast as sirens wailed.

Loud booms were heard across Abu Dhabi, according to five witnesses including ‌two Reuters correspondents. Some residents received a phone alert telling them ​to shelter in the closest secure building and stay away from windows because of missile threats.

One witness told Reuters she heard ⁠five booms in rapid succession that caused windows in a house near Abu Dhabi’s Corniche to vibrate. Other witnesses in the Al Dhafra and Bateen areas ‌heard loud booms as well. Fighter jets could be seen flying around the Yas Island area of Abu Dhabi on Saturday (February 28, 2026) afternoon.

In Qatar, the military said in a statement that it had intercepted incoming Iranian missiles before they reached Qatari territory after “joint coordination”. Several successive waves of blasts were heard in the Qatari capital Doha.

After the U.S. Embassy issued a warning ‌to take shelter in Doha, many residents carried on their usual activities. Shoppers were in ​supermarkets, beachgoers headed to the seaside and a yellow double-decker tour bus filled with tourists drove through the city’s West Bay ⁠district. Later, when the government pushed a shelter-in-place warning to mobile phones, fewer people ⁠were seen out in the streets and traffic thinned.

The Kuwaiti army says it dealt with missiles in Kuwaiti airspace, while Jordan said ‌it had downed two Iranian ballistic missiles.

Global airlines suspended flights across the Middle East, with flight maps showing the airspace over Iran virtually ​empty.

Iran launches missile strikes on UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S.-Israel attacks

Several Gulf Arab states, including the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, reported intercepting Iranian missiles after Tehran vowed retaliation for U.S.-Israel strikes. One person was killed in Abu Dhabi, while Bahrain confirmed a strike on a U.S. Fifth Fleet facility. Flights across the Middle East were suspended amid rising tensions.
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The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have decided to resume missile and drone attacks on shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran.

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That’s according to two senior Houthi officials, who spoke in condition of anonymity because there is no official announcement from the Houthi leadership.

One of the officials said the rebels’ first attack could come as soon as “tonight.”

The rebels ceased their attacks on the Red Sea shipping route as part of a deal with the Trump administration that also halted US strikes against the Houthis. They also stopped their attacks against Israel after an October ceasefire that halted major fighting in Gaza.