Fatimah Otunsanya
Iran is now targeting United States bases in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE and Kuwait.
The development comes after Israeli military and the US launched an attack on Iran.
Al Jazeera reports that Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE have also closed their airspace, coming after explosions were heard in Kuwait.
Qatar’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that an Iranian missile had been intercepted by the Patriot defence system.
Explosions also took place in Bahrain, which said the headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet had been targeted by a missile attack.
According to the Reuters news agency, a loud explosion was heard in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi.
