Qatar said Tuesday it had intercepted a missile attack, as Iran continued its retaliatory campaign over US-Israeli strikes that killed its supreme leader.
Tehran has carried out strikes on its Gulf neighbors since the war in the Middle East erupted late last month, disrupting commercial air travel and choking global energy supplies.
An AFP journalist heard several explosions in Doha on Tuesday, a day after similar blasts were heard across the Qatari capital.
Qatar, like several other Gulf nations, has been targeted by both drones and missiles in recent days.
"The Ministry of Defense of State of Qatar announces that armed forces intercepted missile attack which targeted State of Qatar," the defense ministry posted on X.
In nearby Dubai, an AFP journalist heard three explosions after a mobile phone alert warned residents of the United Arab Emirates' most populous city to "immediately seek a safe place" over "potential missile threats".
Falling shrapnel from an intercepted missile killed a Pakistani national in Abu Dhabi, the government media office said Tuesday.
The incident took place in the Bani Yas area "following the interception of a ballistic missile by air defenses", the Abu Dhabi Media Office said.
Iran has fired more than 1,900 missiles and drones at the UAE, more than any other country targeted by Tehran since the start of the Middle East war.
Tehran has taken aim at US assets in the Gulf countries, as well as civilian infrastructure, including landmarks, airports, ports and oil facilities.
The strikes have upended travel plans in the financial hub, despite its air defense intercepting the vast majority of projectiles.
