Update(0950ET): Heavy Iranian strikes are being reported on Bahrain and possibly Qatar overnight, in a fluid situation. At the moment the ballistic missile attacks on Bahrain look the heaviest.Below are some emerging unverified videos being widely shared of the alleged fresh retaliatory attacks from Iran...In a statement shared on X, the Ministry of Defence said its armed forces intercepted a missile attack that had targeted Qatar.Footage of a coalition PATRIOT SAM battery fighting off a major Iranian ballistic raid on Bahrain earlier tonight. pic.twitter.com/Tp6KEZyBjo
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 17, 2026Footage captures a possible impact from an Iranian missile in Bahrain pic.twitter.com/QfGBGvxxqU
— Arya Yadegaar (@AryJeayBackup) July 16, 2026Reports of missiles flying between both US and Iran, with heavy attacks reported on allied Arab states:❗️NIGHT OF EXPLOSIONS ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST — BLASTS REPORTED FROM JORDAN, IRAQ, BAHRAIN & QATAR
Comes in LATEST IRGC RETALIATION following US BOMBING 'URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE' IN IRAN pic.twitter.com/Agfy6MVO6t
— RT (@RT_com) July 17, 2026* * *Update(1520ET): The Pentagon has announced that a sixth night of airstrikes on Iran have commenced: "At 2 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth consecutive night to further degrade Iranian military capabilities," US Central Command stated on X.Some latest developments from the region on Iran's retaliation:Iranian strikes targeted a number of vital facilities in Kuwait, the Reuters news agency reports, citing the country’s defence ministry. The strikes resulted in material damage, it added.The US Embassy in Baghdad has advised US citizens in Iraq to be on alert following a drone attack on Erbil on Wednesday.Dubai has warned of “necessary measures” against any media publishing false news after Reuters reported sounds of explosions in the city center of the UAE’s financial hub.Thursday's strikes appear to be focused further north in Iran, also after earlier reports of having forcibly turned back another tanker accused of seeking to bypass the US naval blockade.So far amid what is approaching one week of renewed US air raids, Iranian officials say the attacks have killed more than 35 people and wounded over 300 others.U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter aircraft are refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker while flying patrols over the Middle East. pic.twitter.com/KSbmYTH2LT
