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A troubled night over the Persian Gulf OVERVIEW

Iran sent drones and missiles at US bases and oil fields in the region

Mar 7, 2026 07:51 75

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Saudi Arabia's air defense systems intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles in the country's airspace, the Defense Ministry said.

One of them was aimed at the “Prince Sultan“ base, near the city of Al-Kharj, south of Riyadh, where US troops are stationed.

Four drones launched by Iran at one of the world's largest oil fields, Shaybah, in the Rub al-Khali desert, were also destroyed.

Four sailors were killed and three others were injured in an attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on March 6, according to a statement by Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the The United Nations International Maritime Organization.

A fire broke out at a chemical warehouse owned by the US company Halliburton after a drone attack in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, the As-Sumaria television channel reported.

Kuwait's air defense systems destroyed 12 armed drones and 14 missiles fired at the emirate from Iran over the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the Kuwaiti Defense Ministry.

Four Iranian drones were destroyed over Jordan, Al Jazeera reported.

According to the source, four combat drones launched from Iran were shot down over the city of Irbid as a result of active air defense systems.

Flights in the airspace of Bahrain and Kuwait, which was closed on the morning of February 28, will be banned at least until the evening, a source from the regional air traffic control circles said.

„The aviation authorities of Bahrain and Kuwait have extended the ban on flights in their airspace by 12 hours; it is in effect until 16:00 UTC“, the source said.

Qatar has allowed flights to airports on its territory with prior approval and on strictly defined routes, a source from the Middle East air traffic control services reported.

The country is offering 10 gas tankers, leased to transport Qatari energy products, for lease, after the suspension of liquefied natural gas production at the Ras Laffan plant and the closure of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported.

Iraqi authorities will strengthen security measures in Nineveh province, from where they say shelling of the Kurdish provinces is being carried out, the Shafaq News portal reported.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States is rushing to replace the damaged THAAD missile defense radar system in Jordan.

According to the publication, the installation is a “critical component of the ground-based missile system“. No information was provided on the possible timeframe for replacing the equipment.

Earlier, CNN, citing satellite images it reviewed, reported that the radar was likely destroyed in the early days of the armed conflict with Iran.