The exchange of constant bombing and missiles continue between Iran and Isreal and US today as the war affected negatively all the neighboring gulf states and the region.
Qatar issues update on US embassy in Qatar
The Qatari Interior Ministry said the people had been temporarily relocated. A statement on its X-news website said: “As a precautionary measure, appropriate accommodation has been provided for them.”
The move comes after the US embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and the US consulate in Dubai, were targeted in drone attacks this week.
The US State Department also warned its citizens this week to leave the Middle East immediately, with many flights from the region canceled or suspended.
The US government is arranging special flights to evacuate its citizens in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, and is also helping people stranded elsewhere in the region find commercial flights.
A US State Department official said that approximately 17,500 American citizens have returned from the Middle East since February 28.
Foreigners injured in UAE after drone attack
Emirati officials said six foreigners were injured by falling rocks or debris in two separate incidents after air defense systems intercepted drones.
“The incident resulted in minor injuries to the six people, all of whom were nationals of Pakistan and Nepal,” the UAE’s media office said in a statement.
Who will run out of weapons first, Iran or the US and Israel?
As the US-Israeli war with Iran enters its sixth day, many predictions about the possibility of a ceasefire or de-escalation have largely focused on the military capabilities of the warring parties to continue the war, rather than on diplomatic channels.
War propaganda forces both sides to be very careful in how they present their defensive and offensive capabilities, sometimes even exaggerating them.
This report attempts to review the situation, going beyond the rhetoric and propaganda of both sides in the war, to answer some of the lingering questions about the status and continuation of this war.
Israel attacks Lebanon
The Israeli strikes hit southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, state media reported, while eight people were reported killed across the country, as Israel’s deadline for Iranian officials to leave Lebanon looms amid a wider regional conflict.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported on Thursday several strikes in the early hours of Thursday in the Beirut neighborhoods of Ghobeiry and Haret Hreik. There were no immediate reports of casualties is increasing in both south and the northern Lebanon.
Iran’s military targets Kurdish groups in Iraq, launches wave of attacks on Israel
Iranian forces have launched an operation against Kurdish groups in their autonomous region of neighboring Iraq, as Iran also launched its 19th wave of missile and drone strikes against Israel and US assets in the Middle East.
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry confirmed that it had struck targets of “separatist groups” trying to infiltrate the western border, adding that they suffered heavy losses.
The ministry’s statement, carried by state media, said the Iranian military was working with the “honorable Kurds” to thwart an “Israeli American” plan to attack Iranian soil.
Written by: Omar Ahmed