US-Israel-Iran war: Bomb strikes hit Abu Dhabi, flights disrupted at Dubai Airport, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Jordan intercept Iranian missiles

US-Israel versus Iran war reached the shores of several Gulf Arab states which have claimed they were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday. State media in the United Arab Emirates said one person had been killed in Abu Dhabi, but gave no details. Smoke plume was billowing offshore opposite Abu Dhabi. Emirates, one of the world’s biggest long-haul airlines, says several of its flights have been affected by the airspace closure in the United Arab Emirates. The carrier is based at Dubai International Airport, the busiest hub for international travel. It says it is working with local officials and adjusting its operations, and it urged passengers to check their flight status online. Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan, all of ‌which have a ⁠U.S. ⁠military presence, said they had intercepted the Iranian missiles.

The major escalation comes ​after Tehran pledged to retaliate against ​strikes by the United States and Israel, bringing conflict to a part ​of the Arab world that prides itself on relative safety.

"All occupied territories and the criminal U.S. bases in the region ​have been struck by the powerful blows of Iranian missiles. This operation will continue relentlessly until the enemy ​is decisively defeated," Iran's Revolutionary Guards said.

Bombs Hit Bahrain, Abu Dhabi

Bahrain confirmed an attack inside its territory and said a service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet had been struck. Video from a ​Reuters witness showed a plume of grey smoke rising near ⁠the small ‌island nation's coast as sirens wailed.

Loud booms were heard across Abu Dhabi, according ​to five ​witnesses including two Reuters correspondents. Some residents received a phone alert telling ⁠them to shelter in the closest secure building and stay away ​from windows because of missile threats.

One witness told Reuters she heard ​five booms in rapid succession that caused windows in a house near Abu Dhabi's Corniche to vibrate. Other witnesses in the Al Dhafra and Bateen areas heard loud booms as well.

Fighter jets could be seen flying around the Yas Island area of Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon.

In Qatar, the military said in a statement that it had intercepted incoming Iranian missiles ‌before they reached Qatari territory after "joint coordination". Several successive waves of blasts were heard in the Qatari capital Doha.

After the U.S. Embassy issued a warning ​to take shelter ​in Doha, many residents carried ⁠on their usual activities. Shoppers were in supermarkets, beachgoers headed to the seaside and a yellow double-decker tour bus filled with tourists drove through the city's West Bay district.

Later, when the ​government pushed a shelter-in-place warning to mobile phones, fewer people were seen out in the streets and traffic thinned. The Kuwaiti army says it dealt with missiles in Kuwaiti airspace, while Jordan said it had downed two Iranian ballistic missiles. Global airlines suspended flights across the Middle East, with flight maps showing the airspace over Iran virtually empty.