Published: February 28, 2026 3:02 pm
Author: RT
Israel and Washington earlier launched a “preemptive” attack on the Islamic Republic after nuclear talks failed to deliver a breakthrough
US military bases in several Gulf states were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday, following Tehran’s vow to retaliate in the wake of American and Israeli strikes.
Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan, all of which have a US military presence, have said they were able to intercept Iranian missiles.
BREAKING:
🇧🇭🇮🇷Chaos in Bahrain as people scramble to safety after Iranian missile strikes pic.twitter.com/wtF4DFBnz9
— FrontlineX (@FLXIntel) February 28, 2026
“All occupied territories and the criminal US bases in the region have been struck by the powerful blows of Iranian missiles. This operation will continue relentlessly until the enemy is decisively defeated,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps was cited as saying by several media outlets.
Bahrain confirmed an attack inside its territory and said a service center of the US Fifth Fleet had been struck.
Loud booms were heard across Abu Dhabi, according to witnesses. The UAE Ministry of Defense announced that the country’s air defenses had “successfully intercepted” waves of Iranian missiles.
🇧🇭 Footage shows the moment an Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone struck a naval base in Bahrain. pic.twitter.com/vqFRJEzPCk
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 28, 2026
In Qatar, the military said in a statement that it had intercepted incoming Iranian missiles before they reached the country after “joint coordination.” Several successive waves of blasts were heard in the capital Doha.
BREAKING: Iranian Missiles Smash US Military Targets In Bahrain
Missiles strikes also reported on US bases in Kuwait, Qatar & the UAE.
Iran is going all out. pic.twitter.com/QGbIEFLb6B
— Robert Inlakesh (@falasteen47) February 28, 2026
Israel and the US attacked Iran despite an ongoing peace process being in place. The third round of the US-Iran talks finished in Geneva only two days ago.
الإمارات تعلن التصدي “بنجاح” لموجة ثانية من الصواريخ الإيرانية
أعلنت وزارة الدفاع عن اعتراض الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية بنجاح لموجة جديدة من الصواريخ الإيرانية التي تم إطلاقها تجاه الدولة، حيث تم التعامل معها بكفاءة عالية، دون وقوع أي أضرار.
وأكدت وزارة الدفاع أنها على أهبة… pic.twitter.com/biGOoDatvI
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) February 28, 2026
Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, a key mediator in the US-Iran nuclear talks, lamented that the US-Israeli strikes against Iran have undermined negotiations. “Neither the interests of the United States nor the cause of global peace are well served by this,” he stressed.
