Live updates: Iran war news, Tehran claims it launched ‘most intense’ operation as Israel strikes continue
Countries in the Middle East are reporting new attacks and interceptions early Wednesday local time.
Iran: Israel said it began a new wave of strikes in Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday. Video geolocated by CNN shows explosions coming from the direction of Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport. And the Iranian Red Crescent said it was responding to an airstrike on a residential area in the capital early Wednesday. Footage released Wednesday by Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency shows what it said were missiles being launched.
Sirens sounded in central Israel on Wednesday morning, after the Israel Defense Forces warned of missile launches from Iran. No injuries were reported. Earlier, Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said it had executed “multi-layered and continuous waves” against targets in Israel.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday morning it intercepted and destroyed two drones in eastern parts of the country, the center of the kingdom’s oil and gas industry. Earlier, it said it intercepted six ballistic missiles heading for the Prince Sultan Air Base.
The United Arab Emirates warned residents to stay in a safe location, with its defense ministry saying air defenses were “responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.” A container vessel was damaged by a suspected projectile off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, the UKMTO said.
Sirens have also been sounding in Bahrain and the interior ministry has urged residents to head to the nearest safe space.
Iraq: Iran has continued to target US military and diplomatic installations in Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Earlier on Tuesday, a suspected Iranian drone hit a US diplomatic facility near the Baghdad airport, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Lebanon: Israel said it had launched a wave of strikes in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Kuwait’s National Guard said it shot down eight drones within its area of responsibility on Wednesday morning.
Qatar: A CNN team in Doha heard booms over the city, loud enough to shake buildings, on Wednesday morning.
