At Least 4 Middle East Nations Report New Attacks as US, Iran Trade Strikes

Multiple Middle Eastern countries said they came under attack on Saturday night or Sunday morning amid renewed fighting between the United States and Iran due to disputes over the Strait of Hormuz.

Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that its defensive systems intercepted ballistic missiles that were fired at the Gulf nation, although few details were provided. The country’s foreign ministry also said it condemns Iranian attacks on its territory as well as attacks against Jordan, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait.

The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a post on X it has the “full right to respond” to Iranian attacks, adding that it could “take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, security, territorial integrity, and citizens.”

Separately, the ministry of defense for the United Arab Emirates reported Sunday that it detected missile threats outside the country’s borders and is ready to respond.

In Jordan, the defense ministry said Sunday that three missiles that originated from Iran fell across locations in the country and that no casualties were confirmed.

Kuwait’s army told local media outlets the same day that land border installations in the northern part of the country were damaged in attacks, while offshore drilling platforms owned by Kuwait were targeted in a drone attack. One worker on the platform was injured, the army added.

In Oman, state-run media reported that its government summoned Iran’s ambassador “following the targeting of sites in the Governorates of Musandam and Al Wusta by unmanned aerial vehicles,” adding that the incidents represent “irresponsible acts.”

Bahrain’s ministry of the interior wrote on X early Sunday morning that a “siren has been sounded” and that “citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.”

Over the weekend, Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed by its military in response to recent U.S. strikes. However, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) dismissed Tehran’s claims and said the key waterway is open and that traffic is ongoing.

“Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. It remains an international waterway. U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to keep it that way,” CENTCOM said in a post on X.

The strikes on Saturday night and early Sunday were the latest in a cycle of attacks and counterattacks as Tehran has attempted to control shipping in the strait, also serving as an escalation in a conflict that started in February but stopped due to a ceasefire that was brokered under the Trump administration.

The renewed strikes have cast more doubt on the future of an interim U.S.–Iranian memorandum of understanding signed in June that sought to reopen the strait and lead to an end of the conflict. While speaking with NBC News on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his displeasure with Tehran and described Iranian officials as “sick” and “very evil” individuals.

“We had meetings with them. They agreed to a deal yesterday, a perfect deal for us. No nuclear, no this, no that, no nothing. They gave up everything. And then after that, they left the room. And then within an hour, they launched a drone at a ship,” he told the outlet’s “Meet the Press.”

Trump said the United States launched strikes against Iran on Saturday night.

Iran’s military, in an article published through the semi-official IRNA media outlet, confirmed that it targeted U.S. military installations and sites in both Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday, saying the attacks were in response to recent American military strikes against Tehran’s assets.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it launched missiles at an air base in Qatar, the Al Udeid Air Base, that is used by the U.S. military and that it also launched an attack on U.S. fueling platforms in Oman. The paramilitary force further added that it launched missiles at Jordan in a bid to attack a U.S. base in the country.

In one statement confirming the Oman strikes, the IRGC said that the U.S. military “attempted once again last night to repeat a failed experiment by provoking several vessels to establish an illegal shipping route south of the Strait of Hormuz.”

Trump on Friday in a Truth Social post warned the United States would “decimate and destroy” Iran if the regime tried to kill him, saying that 1,000 missiles are “locked and loaded” and aimed at the country if it tries an assassination attempt. On Saturday, Iran’s top leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said in a statement that he would avenge the death of his father, the former top Iranian leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed by U.S.–Israeli airstrikes in February.

“Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran,” the U.S. president said.