Iran Fires Missiles at Netanyahu's Office and Israeli Air Force Headquarters in Retaliatory Gulf Strike
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that they had targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and the Israeli Air Force headquarters. The Mehr News Agency published an announcement from the Revolutionary Guard regarding the tenth wave of missile attacks, stating, “The Israeli Prime Minister’s office and the Israeli Air Force headquarters became targets of Khyber missiles.”
Israeli officials have not issued official statements regarding these allegations. Iran also launched attacks against countries in the region during the night.
In response to the combined attack launched by the United States and Israel, Iran continued its retaliatory assault with missiles and drones against Israel and Gulf states where US military bases are located.
According to information gathered by an Anadolu Agency correspondent from official sources, local press, and eyewitnesses in the region, loud explosions were heard in Gulf cities on Monday morning.
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior reported in a statement released on the US-based social media platform X that a fire occurred on a foreign vessel undergoing maintenance at a shipyard near Salman Port in the capital Manama, caused by fragments from an intercepted missile. The statement noted that one Asian worker died, two others were seriously injured, and the fire was brought under control. Local sources also claimed that a location near the US base in Manama was targeted. Images showing thick black smoke billowing from a point near the US base in Manama were shared on social media.
Loud explosions were reported periodically heard in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Eyewitnesses speaking to Anadolu Agency said air defence systems were fired, but authorities have not released any information regarding damage or casualties.
Kuwait’s military announced that several US fighter jets crashed this morning and all crew members were safe. Kuwait’s Army shared a statement from Defence Ministry Spokesperson Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan on the US-based social media platform, which stated: “Several US fighter jets crashed this morning, and all aircraft crews are safe.”
The statement mentioned that authorities have followed necessary procedures and that the American crew members were taken to hospital for health checks and required medical care. The health condition of the crew members concerned was reported as stable.
The statement noted that direct coordination with US military is ongoing and technical procedures are being carried out, adding that investigations continue to determine the cause of the aircraft accident. Images believed to be of a US F-15 fighter jet that crashed in Kuwait circulated widely on social media in the morning.
A member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives has called on the Indonesian government to take bold positions on the international stage by voicing strong sanctions against the United States and Israel. A constitutional law expert has assessed that the Israel-US-Iran conflict tests whether the world still operates under the rule of law or has shifted to the dominance of power.
President Prabowo Subianto summoned Zulkifli Hasan and Bahlil Lahadalia to the Palace to discuss food security and energy supply in light of the Middle Eastern crisis and the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Pertamina has taken mitigation measures to maintain the stability of national energy supplies amid the developing dynamics in the Middle East region.