Day 16 of Middle East war: UAE and other Gulf states report new attacks; Kuwait airport attacked

Loud explosions were heard in parts of Dubai on Sunday, while Iran claimed an attack on Al Dhafra air base in the United Arab Emirates. At the same time, multiple drones attacked Kuwait The international airport’s radar system was damaged, but authorities said no one was injured, AFP reported.Al Jazeera reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they launched 10 missiles and an unknown number of drones at US troops stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

Previously, the UAE Ministry of Defense also stated that its air defense system was “responding to missile and drone threats from Iran.” The Defense Ministry said the loud sounds heard in parts of the country were caused by interceptions by air defense systems.A day earlier, Iran warned that “ports, terminals and U.S. hideouts” in the United Arab Emirates could be targeted and urged residents to evacuate the areas.Tehran defended the attack, claiming the United States used Emirati ports, terminals and hideouts to carry out the attack on Al-Kharg Island, home to a major terminal handling Iranian oil exports. According to Agence France-Presse, Iran launched more than 1,800 missiles and drones at the UAE during the conflict, making it the country most seriously targeted by Tehran in the escalation of the conflict.The attacks have raised concerns about security across the Gulf region, which for decades has been seen as relatively stable in the volatile Middle East. The US-Israel-Iraq war started on February 28, and many Middle Eastern countries were directly hit. The United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed its top leader. In recent days, Lebanon has witnessed Israeli attacks on Hezbollah areas, Qatar reported explosions near US infrastructure in Doha and Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery was set on fire by a drone.