{"id":20174,"date":"2026-03-15T10:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/20174\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T10:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:59:13","slug":"gulf-countries-report-new-attacks-after-iran-warns-major-uae-ports-to-evacuate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/20174\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf countries report new attacks after Iran warns major UAE ports to evacuate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gulf countries reported new attacks Sunday morning, a day after Iran called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, threatening for the first time a neighboring country\u2019s non-U.S. assets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tehran accused the United States of using \u201cports, docks and hideouts\u201d in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island<\/a>, home to the main terminal handling Iran\u2019s oil exports, without providing evidence, as the war<\/a> showed no signs of ending.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped allies would send warships to secure the vital Strait of \u200bHormuz.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Israeli strikes have deepened Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis<\/a>, with more than 800 people killed and over 850,000 displaced.<\/p>\n

Here is the latest:<\/p>\n

Missile attack on Israel leaves 2 lightly wounded<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s rescue service Magen David Adom said two men were lightly wounded in central Israel from an Iranian missile attack.<\/p>\n

Video released by the service showed a large hole in a city street and shrapnel damage to an apartment building.<\/p>\n

The Israeli rescue service United Hatzalah said it was aware of 23 damaged sites.<\/p>\n

Israeli police said authorities were inspecting the scenes. Magen David Adom, another rescue service, posted pictures of a car partially set on fire after the barrage.<\/p>\n

Iranian foreign minister says Tehran will study any proposal to end war<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s top diplomat says his country is ready to consider any proposal that includes \u201ca complete end\u201d to the U.S.-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, according to an interview with an Arab daily.<\/p>\n

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was quoted as saying by the London-based Al-Araby al-Jadeed that mediations by Iran\u2019s neighbors were underway to de-escalate and present \u201cideas to end the war.\u201d He gave no indication on whether progress has been made.<\/p>\n

Araghchi also insisted that Iran\u2019s attacks on its Arab neighbors were limited to U.S. bases and assets. He said Tehran is ready to establish a joint committee with its neighbors to investigate such attacks.<\/p>\n

Tankers continue to load oil on Iran\u2019s Kharg Island<\/p>\n

A tanker was seen loading oil Sunday on Iran\u2019s Kharg Island, two days after the U.S. struck military facilities there.<\/p>\n

The vessel-tracking platform TankerTrackers said seven more tankers are seen at the anchorage. Five had already loaded fuel oil, while two are waiting to load, according to satellite imagery. It wasn\u2019t immediately clear who the tankers belong to.<\/p>\n

Bahrain tallies hundreds of intercepted Iranian projectiles<\/p>\n

Bahrain said Sunday its air defenses have intercepted 125 missiles and 211 drones since the Iran war began.<\/p>\n

The small island nation \u2014 home to the U.S. Navy\u2019s Fifth Fleet \u2014 has been among the most affected by Iranian strikes, which have hit ports, a hotel, a refinery and a water desalination plant. Similar in size to Singapore and less than one-third the size of Rhode Island, it relies on U.S.-made air defense systems. At least one person has been killed in the attacks.<\/p>\n

UN migration agency warns of mass displacement in Iran<\/p>\n

The International Organization for Migration said Sunday that deteriorating conditions in Iranian cities were \u201cdriving increasingly complex mobility patterns.\u201d It says the destruction of homes and facilities that provide basic services are pushing many Iranians to northern provinces, where they think they could be safer.<\/p>\n

The U.N. agency said people have been displaced to more than 20 provinces and that shelters were facing strain throughout Iran. Iranians are also fleeing to neighboring states, the agency said, including nearly 32,000 to Afghanistan and nearly 4,000 to Pakistan, even though airports and most border crossings \u2014 especially to Iraq \u2014 are closed.<\/p>\n

Iran says 425 women and children have been killed in airstrikes<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Health Ministry says U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed 223 women and 202 children since the start of the war on Feb. 28, according to Mizan, the official Iranian judiciary news agency.<\/p>\n

The Iranian Red Crescent has said that more than 1,300 people have been killed.<\/p>\n

An airstrike hit housing units in Shiraz, media in Iran say<\/p>\n

A U.S.-Israeli attack early Sunday morning targeted an impoverished residential neighborhood in the southern city of Shiraz, Iran\u2019s state-run news agency IRNA said.<\/p>\n

The strike, which occurred southeast of the city, destroyed several housing units belonging to workers and people supported by the state welfare organization, the report said. It said a number of homes were destroyed and several people were injured. There were no reports of fatalities.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate comment from Israel or the U.S. On Friday, Israel said it targeted a missile facility in Shiraz. It also has gone after what it says are checkpoints erected by Iran\u2019s paramilitary Basij force.<\/p>\n

Switzerland refused permission for 2 US military overflights<\/p>\n

Neutral Switzerland says it refused permission for two overflights by U.S. reconnaissance planes \u201cin the context of the war in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government said late Saturday that Switzerland\u2019s neutrality law forbids overflights by parties to a conflict that have a military purpose in connection with that conflict. But it does allow humanitarian and medical transit, as well as flights unconnected with the conflict.<\/p>\n

Switzerland said it did give clearance for two U.S. transport aircraft to fly over the country on Sunday and for a newly serviced plane to transit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard vows to kill Netanyahu<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard vowed Sunday to hunt down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the criminal Zionist prime minister is still alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force,\u201d the IRGC said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Israel says Iran has launched more missiles<\/p>\n

The Israeli military says Iran has launched a new barrage of missiles toward Israel.<\/p>\n

It says sirens are alerting residents in areas under attack and air defenses have been activated.<\/p>\n

Emirati adviser slams Iran\u2019s claim that Kharg strikes were launched from the UAE<\/p>\n

\u201cThis reflects a confused policy that missed the point, lost its direction, and lacked wisdom,\u201d Anwar Gargash, adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, wrote on social media late Saturday.<\/p>\n

Gargash was referring to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi\u2019s comments in which he accused the U.S. of using the UAE as a base for its attacks on Iran’s Kharg Island.<\/p>\n

Gulf countries report fresh attacks<\/p>\n

Sirens sounded in Bahrain ahead of an assault on Sunday, while the United Arab Emirates reported a missile attack, urging residents to shelter in safe locations.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia\u2019s Defense Ministry said its systems intercepted and destroyed 10 drones over the capital, Riyadh, and the kingdom\u2019s eastern region.<\/p>\n

Iran accuses \u2018the enemy\u2019 of attacking neighboring countries to pin blame on Tehran<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s joint military command accused in a statement Sunday “the enemy\u201d of using copycat Iranian drones to attack neighboring countries and pin the blame on Tehran, state media reported.<\/p>\n

Tehran usually uses \u201cthe enemy\u201d as a reference to the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n

The statement said copies of Iran’s Shahed-136 drone, known as LUCAS, were used to hit \u201cirrelevant targets in the regional states,” including attacks on Turkey, Iraq and Kuwait. No evidence was provided.<\/p>\n

The military command also said Iran openly shares its targets, which it describes as U.S. and Israeli interests, and urged trust and cooperation from regional countries.<\/p>\n

UAE reports missile attack<\/p>\n

The United Arab Emirates reported a missile attack Sunday morning. <\/p>\n

Authorities urged residents to remain in safe locations.<\/p>\n

US identifies 6 killed in military aircraft crash<\/p>\n

The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday identified six service members<\/a> who died when the military refueling aircraft they were aboard crashed Thursday while supporting operations against Iran.<\/p>\n

The service members were Maj. John A. Klinner, 33; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31; Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34; Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, according to U.S. officials.<\/p>\n

The crash in western Iraq followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in \u201cfriendly airspace,\u201d according to U.S. Central Command. The other plane landed safely.<\/p>\n

Sirens sound in Tel Aviv<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s military said early Sunday that Iran launched another round of missiles toward Israel.<\/p>\n

Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and loud booms were heard.<\/p>\n

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