02.03.2026 09:41
In response to the attacks by the US and Israel, Iran is launching strikes against Gulf countries where US bases are located. Iran attacked a US base in Bahrain, one of these countries, hitting an ammunition depot. Images from the scene showed the area engulfed in flames. On the other hand, it was reported that Iran carried out a total of 1,311 missile and drone strikes against targets in Arab countries in the region within two days.
After the US-Israel attacks, Iran continues to respond with strikes against targets it has identified in several regional countries, primarily Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, where US bases are located, in addition to Israel.
AMMUNITION DEPOT HIT IN BAHRAIN
Iran attacked a US base in Bahrain, hitting an ammunition depot. The ammunition depot that was struck was seen to be engulfed in flames.
Meanwhile, in a statement made from the account of the US-based X company on the social media platform, the Bahrain Ministry of Interior reported that a fire broke out on a foreign ship undergoing maintenance at a shipyard near the Salman Port in the capital Manama due to shrapnel from a downed missile.
The statement noted that one Asian worker lost their life, two others were seriously injured, and the fire was brought under control.
Local sources speaking to AA reported that a point near the US base in Manama was also targeted.
UAE AND KUWAIT
It was claimed that Dubai, a city in the UAE, was also targeted by Iran's attacks in the evening hours.
Witnesses reported that air defense systems were fired and explosions were heard in the sky.
No official statement regarding casualties has been made by the authorities.
In a statement from the Kuwaiti army, it was announced that air defense systems intervened against "enemy air targets" detected in the central parts of the country in the early morning and that these were thwarted.
The statement indicated that there were no casualties.
Meanwhile, according to the Kuwaiti official news agency, Minister of Commerce and Industry Usama Budi decided to ban the export of all food products to maintain stability in the domestic market due to the military escalation in the region.
DRONE ATTACK ON US BASE IN IRAQ
It was claimed that an attempt to target a US logistics base near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq was thwarted by air defense systems.
Reports in Iraqi media suggested that two drones targeted the US Victoria Logistics Base.
The reports stated that the air defense systems at the US base intercepted one of the drones, while the other caused damage at the headquarters of the Iraqi Special Operations Command, but there were no casualties.
The Shia militia group Hashd al-Shaabi in Iraq also announced that four of its members were killed and eleven others were injured in an "US-Israel airstrike" on their headquarters located in the city of Anbar in the west of the country.
According to data compiled by AA reporters from official sources, Iran carried out a total of 1,311 missile and drone attacks against targets in Arab countries in the region within two days.
US-ISRAEL ATTACKS ON IRAN
Israel and the US launched a military attack on Iran on February 28 while negotiations were ongoing between Tehran and Washington.
Iran responded with strikes against targets it identified in several regional countries, primarily Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, where US bases are located, in addition to Israel.
In the US-Israel attacks, many high-ranking officials, including Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were killed.
The Iranian Red Crescent announced that 201 people lost their lives and 747 were injured in the bombings targeting the country.