{"id":57744,"date":"2026-03-22T11:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gulf-countries-report-further-attacks-from-iran\/22\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T11:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:03:09","slug":"gulf-countries-report-further-attacks-from-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gulf-countries-report-further-attacks-from-iran\/22\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf countries report further attacks from Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iran launched further attacks on Gulf countries on Sunday, more than three weeks after the US and Israel began their war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The air defence systems are currently responding to a missile threat,&#8221; said the civil defence authority in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Emirati Defence Ministry said it has so far responded to Iranian attacks with 345 rockets, 15 cruise missiles and more than 1,700 drones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two members of the UAE&#8217;s armed forces and six civilians have been killed since the start of the war. A further 160 people have been injured in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Saudi Defence Ministry stated that several drones had been intercepted in the east of the country, where most of its oil fields are located. One missile was intercepted near Riyadh and two others fell in open areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to its armed forces, Bahrain has so far intercepted more than 140 Iranian missiles and more than 240 Iranian drones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The latest incidents came after Qatar on Sunday said seven people were killed in a military helicopter crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Qatari Ministry of Defence said the helicopter went down in the country\u2019s territorial waters following a technical malfunction during a routine mission.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Qatari Armed Forces launch interceptor missiles into the sky over Doha to intercept incoming Iranian missiles. 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