Khaberni - Al Arabiya Network's statistics today showed that Iran targeted capitals and various locations across the Gulf states with 5000 missiles and Iranian drones since Tehran decided to attack the Gulf Cooperation Council states in response to the American-Israeli campaign against the Iranian regime. In response, the Gulf defenses continue to intercept and destroy successive waves of assaults that were condemned by the council countries and described as "blatant and cowardly".
3 ballistic missiles towards Riyadh
In recent hours, Iran launched three ballistic missiles towards the Riyadh area; one was intercepted, while the other two fell in an uninhabited area, and about 22 drones towards the Eastern region, which includes energy facilities and petrochemical companies, in a persistent Iranian attempt to destabilize the security and stability of the region and a blatant violation of international conventions and international law, threatening international peace and security, according to observers.
Saudi Arabia urged Iran to reconsider its "wrong calculations," emphasizing that continuing to attack regional states will not yield any benefits for Iran, but will lead to adverse results that will exacerbate Iran's suffering and cost it a high political price and increase its isolation.
In the latest Saudi diplomatic action to protect security and stability, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the military attaché at the Iranian embassy to the kingdom, the assistant to the military attaché, and three individuals from the mission staff to leave the kingdom and were deemed personas non grata, emphasizing that they must depart the country's territory within (24) hours.
Bahrain: 145 missiles and more than 200 drones
In the tally of attacks on the Gulf states, Bahrain has countered 145 missiles and 246 drones that targeted the nation since the start of Iranian attacks. Yesterday, Manama witnessed intense communications between its king, Hamad bin Isa, with Arab and international leaders. He discussed regional developments and their implications on security and stability in the region with Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, and also had a dialogue with Emmanuel Macron, the President of France.
Qatar: 7 people deceased
In recent hours, Qatari-German discussions addressed the latest security developments in the region, collaboration, and coordination in light of current circumstances. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense reported a Qatari helicopter crash in the territorial waters due to a "technical malfunction," resulting in the death of the seven individuals on board.
United Arab Emirates: Dealt with 25 drones
The same scenario in the UAE where the country's defenses dealt with 4 ballistic missiles, and 25 Iranian drones, bringing the total Iranian assaults the UAE defenses have dealt with to about 345 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1773 drones, resulting in the deaths of 2 military personnel during their national duty, and 6 civilians of Pakistani, Nepalese, Bangladeshi, and Palestinian nationalities.
Meanwhile, 160 individuals sustained injuries ranging from minor to severe including nationals from UAE, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Comoros, Turkey, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, Ghana, Indonesia, Sweden, and Tunisia.
Kuwait detects 9 missiles and 7 drones
In the context of escalating Iranian attacks, Kuwait's Interior Ministry reported that during the past hours, they handled 11 reports related to falling debris from defensive intercept operations, bringing the total number of reports handled by the teams since the start of the aggression to 472.
Kuwait's Defense Ministry stated that it detected nine hostile ballistic missiles within Kuwaiti airspace over the last 24 hours and the air defense systems managed to intercept and deal with them without any material damage. It also reported that 7 hostile drones were detected and destroyed.
In contrast to military defense interceptions, Kuwait has developed a parallel response. The Civil Aviation Authority of Kuwait submitted an official protest letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in response to severe violations and Iranian assaults that affected the sovereignty of the state over its airspace and Kuwait International Airport facilities.
The statement added that in their message, they confirmed that these assaults constitute a blatant violation of the international conventions and treaties regulating civil aviation, as they posed significant risks to the safety of passengers, airlines, and employees at Kuwait International Airport, in addition to the airport facilities, disrupting air traffic, halting all flight operations, and causing substantial material losses to the civil aviation sector and endangering the safety and security of passengers and facilities.
The statement emphasized the importance of taking necessary actions by the International Civil Aviation Organization to ensure the protection of airspace and civilian facilities, and to prevent such violations from recurring, ensuring the safety and security of civil aviation and the sovereignty of the state of Kuwait over its airspace and the buildings and facilities of Kuwait International Airport according to international standards.
Meanwhile, researchers and analysts read the continuation of Iranian attacks against the council countries as an indicator towards provocative actions or threats directed at neighboring countries, alongside the Iranian determination to destabilize the security and stability of the region.
Ayyed Al-Manna, a Kuwaiti political researcher speaking to "Al Arabiya," called for Gulf states to sever their relations with Iran due to its ongoing attacks that targeted Gulf capitals, and not to be satisfied with what he called "the expulsion of the military attaché," a step taken by Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar, emphasizing the need to close Iranian embassies in the Gulf countries.
