Joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, missiles fired at Tehran, targeting 30 different locations, including the Iranian president and intelligence headquarters.
Dawn correspondents, Dawn TV reports
Tehran, Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi: The US and Israel have jointly attacked Iran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has been moved to a safe location.
Israel also targeted Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport. In addition, explosions were also reported in Isfahan, Qom, Karaj, Kermanshah, Lorestan and Tabriz.
Following these attacks, Iran has initiated retaliatory action. Missiles are being fired at US bases in the Gulf countries.
Iran has targeted US air bases in the Gulf region. According to the Fars news agency, Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Al-Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Al-Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, and the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain were attacked.
The AFP news agency is also reporting explosions in the Saudi city of Riyadh.
Multiple explosions are being reported in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. This is in addition to the earlier attack on Abu Dhabi, which had already resulted in the airspace being closed.
Bahrain says the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet has been targeted by a missile attack.
According to Bahrain, the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet has been targeted by a missile attack. An alert sent to citizens’ mobile phones by the Interior Ministry said that “sirens have been sounded in anticipation of danger.”
AFP correspondents in Manama also confirmed hearing sirens.
AFP correspondents also reported hearing emergency sirens near a US military base in Qatar.
A Qatari missile defense system intercepted an Iranian missile in mid-air, according to a government official.
Residents in Abu Dhabi told AFP that they heard loud explosions in the Emirati capital on Saturday; the explosions came after the US and Israel attacked Iran and threatened retaliation.
The UAE’s Civil Aviation Authority has announced a temporary and partial closure of the country’s airspace as an extraordinary precaution.
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