Air defense forces in the Gulf states thwarted a new wave of Iranian strikes on their territories, intercepting ballistic missiles and drones targeting residential areas and vital infrastructure.
The Saudi defenses downed 11 drones over the Eastern Province and tracked three ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh, intercepting one of them while the others fell harmlessly in an uninhabited area.
In Qatar, a helicopter crash caused by a technical fault killed seven people, three Qataris and four Turks, during a mission in territorial waters.
In the UAE, the country’s defenses intercepted four ballistic missiles and 25 drones. While Bahrain intercepted two Iranian missiles and two drones.
Kuwait’s Civil Aviation Authority filed an official complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), condemning Iran’s violations and breaches of the country’s sovereignty.
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, rejected Iran’s hostile actions, describing them as a blatant violation of international law and norms. He added that Iranian claims seeking to hold GCC member states responsible for any military operations are “unfounded and categorically rejected”.
