Iran says launched ‘massive’ drone strikes at Israel, US bases

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A US Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber lands at RAF Fairford in south west England on March 7, 2026. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given approval for Washington to use the bases of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and RAF Fairford in south-west England to bomb Iranian missile sites, after several Gulf countries were targeted by Iranian retaliations. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

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Iran’s army said Saturday its navy had launched a wave of drone attacks targeting Israel as well as US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, as the regional war raged into its second week.

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“The Iranian Navy targeted American bases and occupied territories with a massive wave of drone attacks,” the army said in a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency.

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It said the targets included the UAE’s Al-Minhad base and another in Kuwait, as well as a “strategic facility” in Israel.

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Later, the Revolutionary Guards said their forces also targeted Al-Dhafra air base in the UAE.

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“In this attack, the American terrorists’ air warfare centre, satellite communication centre, early warning radars, and fire control radars were hit,” the Guards said in a statement, according to Tasnim news agency.

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War across the Middle East erupted after the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, killing the Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Iran has since responded with drone and missile attacks against Israel as well as US interests in the region.

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