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<\/a><\/p>\nIran targeted several Gulf Arab states in retaliatory strikes: leaving one dead as of the time of reporting. The targeted nations had a U.S. military presence. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard declared that “criminal U.S. bases” had been struck by “powerful blows” and that Iran’s operation will continue until “the enemy is decisively defeated.” As a part of his message on this event, President Donald Trump told Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to lay down their weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n From Reuters:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n “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.<\/p>\n LOUD BOOMS, GREY SMOKE<\/b><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Fighter jets could be seen flying around the Yas Island area of Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Additional Reading:<\/b><\/p>\n Reuters Staff. (2026, February 28). Iran fires missiles at Gulf Arab states, one killed in Abu Dhabi. Reuters<\/i>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"