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DEVELOPING STORY<\/strong>DEVELOPING STORY, <\/span><\/p>\n Several strikes reported across the Gulf region hours after the US and Iran announce a ceasefire for two weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Published On 8 Apr 2026<\/span>8 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Several Gulf nations have reported missile and drone attacks on their territories, hours after Iran and the United States announced a two-week ceasefire.<\/p>\n The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday said its air defences \u201care actively engaging\u201d incoming missiles and drones from Iran.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n The UAE\u2019s Defence Ministry said in a statement that the sounds of explosions heard in different areas across the country were caused by air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles.<\/p>\n \u201cThe air defences are currently dealing with missiles and drones coming from Iran,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n \u2060Kuwait also \u2060said its \u2060air defences were \u2060intercepting a wave of Iranian drones \u200claunched since 8am (05:00 GMT), according to its army.<\/p>\n The \u2060Kuwaiti army said \u2060some drones targeted vital \u2060oil facilities, \u2060power stations \u2060and water desalination plants, causing \u200cserious infrastructure damage.<\/p>\n Kuwait\u2019s Defence Ministry said in a statement that its air defence systems responded to \u201cintense hostile Iranian attacks,\u201d adding that a total of 28 drones were dealt with.<\/p>\n \u201cKuwaiti armed forces intercepted a large number of drones, some of which targeted vital oil installations and power stations in the south of the country,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n Bahrain\u2019s Ministry of Interior also reported alleged Iranian attacks, which injured two people, hours after the US announced the ceasefire<\/a> with Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo citizens sustained minor injuries and a number of houses were damaged in the Sitra area as a result of shrapnel falling from the interception of an Iranian drone,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n Explosions were heard in Bahrain\u2019s capital, Manama, in the morning, the AFP news agency reported. It said its journalist saw smoke rising from an area on Sitra Island that hosts Bahrain\u2019s principal energy facilities.<\/p>\n In an earlier statement, the Interior Ministry said civil defence crews had succeeded in controlling a fire that broke out in a facility \u201ctargeted by the Iranian aggression\u201d, without elaborating on the location of the facility.<\/p>\n Iran has not responded to the claims by the Gulf nations yet.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Iranian state television reported that an oil refinery on the country\u2019s Lavan Island came under attack on Wednesday. The report said firefighters were working to contain the blaze, and no one had been hurt.<\/p>\nRecommended Stories <\/h2>\n