Qatar’s Ministry of Defense reported a missile strike launched by Iran. According to a statement by Qatari forces cited by Al Jazeera, the missile was intercepted using a Patriot air defense system. Authorities urged residents, where possible, to remain at home and stay away from military facilities.
Reports from Bahrain, where a missile alert was declared, describe explosions in the Juffair area, near a US Navy base. Al Jazeera also reports explosions in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait—both countries host US military bases.
Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE have closed their airspace. On the morning of February 28, the United States and Israel carried out strikes on Iran, after which Iranian authorities promised a “crushing” response.