Middle East crisis Iran's response

Explosions in several countries in the Middle East – attacks on US military bases

Loud explosions were heard in several countries in the Middle East on Saturday morning – including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. According to several media outlets, these are Iranian attacks on US military bases.

Bahrain is reporting repeated explosions during the morning. According to state media, a US naval base was one of the targets.

There are also reports from Dubai that explosions were heard during the morning.

Iran responds with rocket attacks on Israel – people take refuge in shelters

Iran is firing rockets at Israel. The counterattacks, which have been confirmed by both countries, are taking place in waves on several occasions on Saturday morning.

Explosions have been heard in Jerusalem, among other places, according to AFP. Residents in certain areas of Israel are being urged to take shelter.

"Aircraft alarms sounded in several locations around the country," the Israeli military IDF wrote on X.

Early this morning, the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran. Shortly afterwards, an Iranian official told Reuters that Iran's counterattack would be "crushing."

- Iran may not be a military superpower like the US, but if there's one thing they have a lot of, it's ballistic missiles, military analyst Sean Bell told Sky News