Iran Launches Overnight Missile and Drone Strikes Across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iraq

On Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the Islamic Republic's missile and drone attacks continued against several countries in the region, with local officials reporting interceptions, limited damage, and disruptions to some infrastructure. In the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Defense announced it was dealing with Iranian missile and drone threats, and the Interior Ministry reported intercepting a missile threat. A drone was also reported to have fallen on a building in the Dubai Creek Harbor area, causing a limited fire with no casualties reported. In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Defense reported intercepting two drones in the Eastern Province, then announced that 18 additional drones were intercepted in the same area. Two drones heading toward the Shaybah oil field in the Empty Quarter were also destroyed. In Bahrain, the Interior Ministry announced that fuel tanks at a facility in the Muharraq area were targeted, with firefighting operations ongoing. In Iraq, oil ports halted operations, though commercial ports remained active. Fires on two oil tankers were brought under control, and a drone was shot down at the Majnoon oil field in Basra. In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 17 nighttime attacks on Erbil were neutralized.