A Bangladeshi citizen was killed by shrapnel from an Iranian drone interception in the city of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
Iranian drones hit fuel tanks at Kuwait’s international airport, causing a major fire, and authorities in Bahrain have reported a fire at an unidentified company facility, as the United States-Israel war over Iran continues for a fifth week.
Abdullah al-Razi, spokesman for Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation, said on Wednesday that the airport had been hit by a “brazen attack by drones of Iran and its supported armed groups.”
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The official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) quoted al-Rajhi as saying that the raid targeted fuel tanks at the airport, “causing a major fire at the site”.
Emergency teams were on the scene and “the damage is extensive and there is no human loss,” he said.
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said civil defense teams were “extinguishing a fire that broke out at a company facility as a result of Iranian aggression”.
“Relevant authorities are taking their own measures to the site,” it said, without naming the company.
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United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said a tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile near the Qatari capital Doha, causing damage to the hull on the waterway, and that the crew were safe.
The ship was hit about 17 nautical miles (equivalent to about 32 km) north of Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial hub, the country’s main gas production facility, which was attacked by Iranian missiles last month, causing significant damage.
Confirming the incident, Qatar’s Defense Ministry said the country was targeted by three cruise missiles launched from Iran, one of which hit the oil tanker.
In a post on Twitter, the ministry said it intercepted two missiles, while the third struck a tanker leased to QatarEnergy. Twenty-one of the tanker’s crew were evacuated, the ministry said. There is no report of anyone being injured.
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the official WAM news agency said shrapnel from a drone interception fell into a field in the Al-Rifa area of Fujairah city and killed a Bangladeshi citizen. It said authorities were dealing with the incident.
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said several drones were “intercepted and destroyed”, with no injuries reported.
The oil-rich Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran’s attacks in response to US-Israeli airstrikes on the country.
Iran claims to have attacked US assets in the region, but Gulf countries say Tehran targeted civilian infrastructure.
On Tuesday, a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said gross domestic product (GDP) in the Arab world is projected to decline by about 3.7 to 6 percent after a month of fighting, equivalent to a contraction of $120 billion to $194 billion.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump and his administration have sent contradictory statements about how and when the war might end.
“We will be gone very soon,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. He said it could be out “within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three weeks”.
Washington had earlier threatened to withdraw if Tehran did not accept a 15-point US ceasefire framework, with its main demands including a commitment by Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons, stopping all uranium enrichment and fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran rejected the proposal as “maximalist” and “unfair”, stressing that it does not want war and wants a permanent end to the conflict. It also demanded compensation for the destruction caused by American-Israeli attacks against the country.
