Gulf defence ministries have published tallies of Iranian missiles, cruise missiles, aircraft and drones fired into their territories since the start of the U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran. The UAE reported the largest numbers — 196 ballistic missiles and 1,072 drones detected, with most intercepted. Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait also reported multiple strikes and high interception rates. Saudi Arabia and Oman did not publish figures.
Factbox: Gulf States Report Hundreds Of Iranian Missiles And Drones — UAE Records Largest Toll
Missiles and drones that the United Arab Emirates says it intercepted during recent attacks are displayed during a government briefing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Abdelhadi Ramahi
March 5 (Reuters) — Gulf defence ministries have released counts of missiles, cruise missiles, aircraft and uncrewed aerial vehicles (drones) that Iran has fired into their territories since the start of the U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran. The ministries provided the following tallies by country.
United Arab Emirates
Ballistic missiles: 196 detected; 181 intercepted; 13 fell into the sea; 2 landed on UAE territory.
Drones: 1,072 detected; 1,001 intercepted; 71 fell within UAE territory.
Cruise missiles: 8 detected and destroyed.
Qatar
Ballistic missiles: 101 detected; 98 intercepted.
Drones: 39 detected; 24 intercepted.
Cruise missiles: 3 detected and intercepted.
Aircraft: 2 Sukhoi SU-24 aircraft detected and intercepted.
Bahrain
Missiles: 74 destroyed.
Drones: 123 destroyed.
Kuwait
Ballistic missiles: 178 monitored and intercepted.
Drones: 384 monitored and intercepted.
Note: No data was available from Saudi Arabia or Oman.
Reporting by Andrew Mills in Doha; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Matthew Lewis.
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