- Namely, Bahrein, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, where US military bases are stationed, came under Iranian missile and drone attacks
Ten countries in the Middle East, including Israel, have been affected by Iranian strikes in response to the joint US-Israeli military operation, according to calculations by TASS.
Namely, Bahrein, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, where US military bases are stationed, came under Iranian missile and drone attacks. Iran mostly targeted the Jewish state in launching its airstrikes.
Air defenses in Syria, too, took part in repelling Iranian missile strikes, as residents in Damascus reported several explosions, according to media reports. Iran said the attacks were not aimed at its neighbors but exclusively targeted Iran and US military bases in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said Sunday that 48 Iranian leaders have been killed in the US-Israeli bombardments of the country and that the offensive is “very positive.”
“Nobody can believe the success we’re having, 48 leaders are gone in one shot. And it’s moving along rapidly,” Trump was quoted as saying in an interview by Fox News.
Trump claimed overall success in the war, which was launched Saturday with the goal of removing Iran’s leadership and destroying its military. Iran has confirmed the death of its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
“We’re doing our job not just for us but for the world. And everything is ahead of schedule,” Trump was quoted as saying in a separate interview with CNBC.
“Things are evolving in a very positive way right now, a very positive way,” he said.
The interviews were conducted before the US military for the first time announced casualties in the war: three unidentified service members killed, five seriously wounded and several others more lightly injured.
Central Command (CENTCOM) also announced that the United States had sunk an Iranian warship at a dock in the Gulf of Oman.
On February 28, the US and Israel launched a military operation against Iran. Major Iranian cities, including Tehran, have been hit. The Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the attacks. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, the Iranian Armed Forces’ elite unit) announced a large-scale retaliatory operation.
Written with reports from TASS, Al Arabia News
