{"id":60374,"date":"2026-02-28T20:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=60374"},"modified":"2026-03-01T08:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T08:39:19","slug":"iran-targets-us-assets-in-8-gulf-states-creating-the-war-impossible-to-survive-difficult-for-friends-to-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/iran-targets-us-assets-in-8-gulf-states-creating-the-war-impossible-to-survive-difficult-for-friends-to-support\/","title":{"rendered":"IRAN TARGETS US ASSETS IN 8 GULF STATES | CREATING THE WAR IMPOSSIBLE TO SURVIVE | DIFFICULT FOR FRIENDS TO SUPPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60429\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Gulf-8-Countries-Tazeen-Akhtar-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Gulf-8-Countries-Tazeen-Akhtar-web.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Gulf-8-Countries-Tazeen-Akhtar-web-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Gulf-8-Countries-Tazeen-Akhtar-web-696x440.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Gulf-8-Countries-Tazeen-Akhtar-web-664x420.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>MIDDLE EAST MONTORING DESK ISLAMABAD BY EDITOR TAZEEN AKHTAR\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Iran has targeted what Iran calls the United States assests in 8 countries of the Gulf including Saudi Arabaia Prince Sultan airbase in the capital Riyadh city, UAE an airport, Qatar a US base, Bahrain naval US base, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan and Syria. This act of Iran has made difficult for her friends to support her in this hardest moment of the history of the existence of the Revolutionary government in Tehran. It is like Iran is out of control and creating a mess in the region and making the war impossible to survive even, let alone winning it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy here is, none of the hit Gulf countries offered land to US for strikes against Iran. However Irani strikes have exposed these states that they are somehow standing with the United States and Israel. Iran made it clear before hitting the &#8220;assets&#8221; there that after Israel US joint attack on Iran, all assets of US in Middle East have become legitimate targets for Iran. UAE among these states enjoys full fledged dipomatic relations, direct flights, economic cooperation with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The only person who lost his life in what Iran says hitting US asset in UAE is a Pakistani worker who was there to earn living for his family.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign ministers of UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia called Pakistani DPM\/FM Ishaq Dar on 28 Feb and discussed the evolving situtation in the region. A day before than, Irani FM called Dar and the sides reviewed the situation after joint attacks by Israel and USA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qKuHlDhUN3\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/supreme-leader-of-iran-ayatollah-khamenei-martyred-in-joint-israel-usa-attacks\/\">Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei Martyred in Joint Israel USA Attacks<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei Martyred in Joint Israel USA Attacks&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/supreme-leader-of-iran-ayatollah-khamenei-martyred-in-joint-israel-usa-attacks\/embed\/#?secret=kEuyii7n0u#?secret=qKuHlDhUN3\" data-secret=\"qKuHlDhUN3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pakistan Condemns attacks by Both sides | Israel and Iran\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan regrets the breakdown of talks and outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East. Pakistan condemns the unwarranted attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran. These attacks come at a time when diplomatic efforts were underway to reach a peaceful and negotiated solution. Such a course of action will undermine the peace and stability of the entire region, with far reaching consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan also strongly condemns the attacks by Iran against the brotherly countries of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, and stands in solidarity with all these brotherly countries and underscores the need to exercise maximum restraint. The unprovoked attacks constitute blatant violations of the sovereignty of the brotherly Gulf states.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan also condemns the unfortunate death of a Pakistani national in the UAE during this dastardly attack. We urge all sides to refrain from any further actions that may undermine the security and territorial integrity of other regional countries.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan urges the need for upholding the international law and principles of the UN Charter. Pakistan emphasises upon all sides to resume diplomacy and find a peaceful and negotiated solution to the crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aljazeera reported that Iran has targeted United States assets across the Gulf Arab states in retaliation for a huge joint attack on Iran by the US and Israel, sparking fears of a regional conflagration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Iranian government on Saturday confirmed its\u00a0attacks on several targets, according to the Fars news agency, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, where airbases with US assets are hosted.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed all Israeli and US military targets in the Middle East have been struck \u201cby the powerful blows of Iranian missiles\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis operation will continue relentlessly until the enemy is decisively defeated,\u201d it said. All US assets throughout the region are considered legitimate targets for Iran\u2019s army, it added.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister Hamid Ghanbari told Al Jazeera that Iran has the right to defend itself and regrets any humanitarian loss caused by the current military escalation.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Iran would \u201ccontinue \u2060to exercise its right of \u2060self-defence decisively and without \u2060hesitation until \u2060the aggression ceases fully and unequivocally\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UtXd9sTxZs\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/israeli-strike-on-elementary-girls-school-in-hormozgan-85-students-martyred-khameneis-daughter-in-law-son-in-law-included\/\">ISRAELI STRIKE ON ELEMENTARY GIRLS SCHOOL IN HORMOZGAN &#8211; 85 STUDENTS MARTYRED &#8211; KHAMENEI&#8217;S DAUGHTER IN LAW, SON IN LAW INCLUDED<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;ISRAELI STRIKE ON ELEMENTARY GIRLS SCHOOL IN HORMOZGAN &#8211; 85 STUDENTS MARTYRED &#8211; KHAMENEI&#8217;S DAUGHTER IN LAW, SON IN LAW INCLUDED&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/israeli-strike-on-elementary-girls-school-in-hormozgan-85-students-martyred-khameneis-daughter-in-law-son-in-law-included\/embed\/#?secret=NBOqiLCctS#?secret=UtXd9sTxZs\" data-secret=\"UtXd9sTxZs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Syria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Syrian state media reported that a missile explosion killed four people and injured numerous others in an industrial area of Suwayda, without noting the source of the missile.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump only a few days in a talk said that President of Syria Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa is his man and he was brought by US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>United Arab Emirates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At least one person was killed in Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, after several missiles launched from Iran were intercepted, according to the country\u2019s state news agency, which provided no further details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meanwhile, a fire broke out near a hotel on Dubai\u2019s Palm \u2060Islands attraction, with huge plumes of smoke seen from a distance as multiple blasts echoed throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Dubai media office later confirmed an \u201cincident\u201d in a building in the Palm Jumeirah area that resulted in a fire and four people injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nudge\" data-testid=\"nudge\">\n<p><strong>Bahrain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bahrain said a missile attack targeted the headquarters of the US Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet, which are hosted in the capital, Manama.<\/p>\n<p>The government called it a \u201ctreacherous attack\u201d and \u201ca blatant violation of the kingdom\u2019s sovereignty and security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Later, footage circulating on social media appeared to show an Iranian Shahed drone smashing through a tower block located near the headquarters, setting the building ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>The Interior Ministry said several residential buildings in Manama, had been hit, reporting on X that civil defence was engaged in firefighting and rescue operations at the affected sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Bahrain\u2019s ambassador to the United States, spoke of attacks against \u201csites within the Kingdom\u201d, calling them a \u201cblatant violation of sovereignty\u201d in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuwait<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kuwait\u2019s Defence Ministry said that Ali al-Salem Air Base came under attack by a number of ballistic missiles, all of which were intercepted by Kuwaiti air defence systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Abdullah al-Rajhi, spokesperson for the General Authority of Civil Aviation in the State of Kuwait, said that a drone targeted Kuwait International Airport, leaving a number of employees with minor injuries and causing material damage to the passenger building.<\/p>\n<p>The official KUNA news agency cited a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs saying that Kuwait maintains its right to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Qatar, the Defence Ministry says it \u201cthwarted\u201d attacks on the country in accordance with a \u201cpre-approved security plan\u201d, intercepting \u201call missiles\u201d before they reached the country\u2019s territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A long-range early warning radar in northern Qatar was targeted by an Iranian missile, according to sources who spoke to Al Jazeera. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Qatari Foreign Ministry said that the targeting of Qatar by a neighbour \u201ccannot be accepted under any justification or pretext\u201d, pointing out that it had always distanced itself from regional conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar was targeted twice last year, when Iran mounted an attack on the Al Udeid US base in June, and Israel struck a Hamas meeting in Doha in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A statement by the Saudi Foreign Ministry confirmed that Iran targeted Riyadh and the kingdom\u2019s eastern region, adding that the attacks were repelled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese attacks cannot be justified under any pretext or in any way, and they came despite the Iranian authorities knowing that the Kingdom had confirmed that it would not allow its airspace and territory to be used to target Iran,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"B2P9bPBhia\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/message-of-the-president-of-iran-following-the-martyrdom-of-the-students-of-minab\/\">Message of the President of Iran Following the Martyrdom of the Students of Minab<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Message of the President of Iran Following the Martyrdom of the Students of Minab&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/message-of-the-president-of-iran-following-the-martyrdom-of-the-students-of-minab\/embed\/#?secret=zRX27p62rX#?secret=B2P9bPBhia\" data-secret=\"B2P9bPBhia\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Iraq<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An Al Jazeera correspondent reported that Erbil Airport in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq was targeted twice on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A drone attack attempted to target Erbil International Airport, but air defences intercepted and shot it down, they added.<\/p>\n<p>The United States still has troops in\u00a0Iraq\u2018s autonomous Kurdish region as part of an international coalition against ISIL (ISIS), which is due to be wound up by September under a deal between Washington and Baghdad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meanwhile, a drone strike targeted a headquarters of the Kataeb Hezbollah armed group southwest of Baghdad, killing two, according to The Associated Press news service.<\/p>\n<p>Later, there were reports of more strikes hitting Jurf al-Nasr, an Iraqi military base housing the former paramilitary group, which is now integrated into the regular army, according to a source who spoke to news agency AFP.<\/p>\n<p>The Iraqi government\u2019s security media cell announced that \u201cat 7.25 pm (1625 GMT), the Jurf al-Nasr area \u2026 was targeted by two air strikes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A Kataib Hezbollah official confirmed a new attack had occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Kataib Hezbollah warned in a statement, \u201cwe will soon begin attacking American bases in response to their aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE all temporarily\u00a0closed their airspace\u00a0and condemned Iran\u2019s attacks on their territories.<\/p>\n<p>Sea vessels \u2060operating in the Gulf said they had received messages on the \u200cclosure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the \u2060UK \u2060Maritime Trade Operations agency, cited by news agency Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The key oil export route connects the biggest Gulf \u2060oil producers, such as \u2060Saudi Arabia, Iran, \u2060Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, with the \u200cGulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"mediator-oman-spared\"><strong>Mediator Oman spared<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s Zein Basravi, reporting from Doha, said the only country in the Gulf Cooperation Council that Iran has not struck today thus far is Oman.<\/p>\n<p>Oman has for years served as a liaison between Iran and other nations in the region and beyond. It has played a central role in recent indirect talks between Iran and the US in Oman and Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>Oman\u2019s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi on Friday had voiced optimism that\u00a0peace was \u201cwithin reach\u201d\u00a0as Iran had agreed during the talks never to stockpile enriched uranium. Albusaidi described the development as a major breakthrough. Hours later, Israel and the US attacked, and those talks are now dead and buried.<\/p>\n<p>Albusaidi expressed \u201cdismay\u201d at the outbreak of violence and urged Washington to \u201cnot get sucked in further\u201d into the conflict. \u201cThis is not your war,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The GCC is an alliance of six countries in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, established in 1981 to promote economic, security, cultural and social cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere in Doha, in the last few hours, we\u2019ve heard at least a dozen explosions. The majority of them sound like they were Patriot defence missiles intercepting incoming Iranian missiles,\u201d Basravi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as Iran is concerned, with the US and Israel firing the first shot in this latest go-round, everything is now probably fair game,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arab States Condemn Iranian Attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s foreign ministry condemned\u00a0what it called the \u201cblatant and cowardly Iranian attacks that targeted the Riyadh Region and the Eastern Province, which were successfully intercepted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strikes \u201ccame despite the Iranian authorities\u2019 knowledge that the Kingdom had affirmed it would not allow its airspace or territory to be used to target Iran,\u201d the Saudi ministry added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar also condemned the Iranian strikes and suggested it may retaliate. Doha \u201creserves its full right to respond to this attack in accordance with the provisions of international law and in a manner proportionate to the nature of the aggression,\u201d Qatar\u2019s foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<em>Emirates News Agency<\/em>\u00a0(<em>WAM<\/em>)\u00a0reported\u00a0that at least one person was killed in Abu Dhabi from debris from an Iranian projectile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia also condemned Iranian attacks targeting its neighbors, in a statement by the kingdom\u2019s official press agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe kingdom strongly condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the brutal Iranian aggression and the blatant violation of the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attacks on Gulf states took place hours after Israel and the U.S. launched what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has labeled \u201cOperation Roaring Lion\u201d and the U.S. Defense Department calls \u201cOperation Epic Fury,\u201d a joint military campaign against the Islamist regime in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Emirati Ministry of Defense announced that the UAE today was subjected to \u201ca blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles,\u201d and that interceptors \u201csuccessfully intercepted a number of missiles,\u201d\u00a0<em>WAM\u00a0<\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fallen debris \u201cresulted in one civilian death of an Asian nationality. The authorities confirmed that the security situation in the UAE remains stable and that all concerned entities are monitoring developments around the clock,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oa91zM7KzP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2026\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2026&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2026\/embed\/#?secret=M8QPEghhfN#?secret=oa91zM7KzP\" data-secret=\"oa91zM7KzP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIDDLE EAST MONTORING DESK ISLAMABAD BY EDITOR TAZEEN AKHTAR\u00a0 Iran has targeted what Iran calls the United States assests in 8 countries of the Gulf including Saudi Arabaia Prince Sultan airbase in the capital Riyadh city, UAE an airport, Qatar a US base, Bahrain naval US base, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan and Syria. 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