US President Donald Trump's administration has bypassed congressional review to approve $8.6 billion military sales to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE. These include Patriot air and missile defence replenishment services costing $4.01 billion and APKWS, a laser-guided weapons kit.
A military projectile fell on a residential area in Al-Kharj Governorate, resulting in two fatalities and the injury of 12 residents, said a Saudi Arabia's Defence ministry spokesperson.
The Bahrain Defence Force General Command has announced that its air defence systems have successfully intercepted and destroyed 92 missiles and 151 unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran targeting the kingdom since the onset of this aggression on February 28.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences today (March 7) stopped a new wave of airstrikes, this time targeting Aramco’s Shaybah field, one of the kingdom's most vital 'super-giant' fields, said a report, citing the kingdom's ministry of defence.
Saudi Arabia has announced that a cruise missile was intercepted and destroyed east of Al-Kharj Governorate.
The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) General Command has announced that its air defence system, through the vigilance of its personnel, has intercepted and destroyed 182 missiles and 400 drones targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain since the onset of hostile terrorist Iranian aggression, reported BNA.
The UAE's Emirates Global Aluminium has said the company’s Al Taweelah site sustained significant damage during the Iranian missile and drone attacks at Khalifa Economic Zone Abu Dhabi.
Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped above $119 a barrel on Thursday after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East following Israel's strike on its South Pars gas field, a major escalation in the war. Meanwhile, Middle East benchmark Dubai and Oman premiums hit all-time highs at about $65 per barrel, according to trade sources and Reuters data.
The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) General Command has announced that the kingdom's air defence systems have successfully intercepted hostile Iranian attacks, shooting down 124 ballistic missiles and 203 drones targeting the kingdom since the onset of this aggression.
Iran continued its attacks on civilian and economic infrastructure across the Gulf on Wednesday, showing no respite in the ongoing Middle East conflict as regional air defence systems intercepted waves of drones, ballistic missiles and other aerial threats targeting key cities, airports and energy facilities.
