As Iran retaliates, largest US military base in Middle East hit by ballistic missile, Qatar says

No one was injured, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defense.

ByJon Haworth, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, David Brennan, Kevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, and Leah Sarnoff
Last Updated: March 3, 2026, 10:02 PM EST

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with daytime strikes in the joint U.S.-Israel attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

On Sunday, Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed by airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday.

Iran is responding to the U.S.-Israeli operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and Gulf nations. American diplomatic facilities have also been attacked.

In Lebanon, Israel is intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah militia.

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Mar 03, 2026, 7:13 AM EST

Bahrain says it downed 73 missiles, 91 drones

The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force said on Tuesday that it intercepted another 73 missiles and 91 drones launched by Iran.

This photo shows a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, on March 1, 2026.
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Mar 03, 2026, 6:51 AM EST

Saudi Arabia condemns 'cowardly' Iranian attack on US Embassy Riyadh

The Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed its "rejection and condemnation in the strongest terms of the flagrant Iranian attack that targeted the U.S. Embassy building in Riyadh."

The ministry described the overnight attack as a "cowardly and unjustified" step which "will push the region toward further escalation."

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is pictured on March 3, 2026.
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Mar 03, 2026, 6:39 AM EST

Drone attack sparks fire at UAE's Fujairah Port

Falling debris from a drone interception sparked a "large fire" at an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, the emirate's government media office said in a post to X.

Video showed smoke rising from the facility at the Fujairah Port on the UAE's eastern coastline, on the Gulf of Oman. The media office said there were no casualties reported.

A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard in Fujairah on Feb. 25, 2026.
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-ABC News' Matthew Holroyd and Helena Skinner

Mar 03, 2026, 6:29 AM EST

Hezbollah in 'open war' with Israel, senior official says

The deputy head of Hezbollah's political council, Mahmoud Qamati, said Tuesday that Israel "wanted an open war" with the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group.

PHOTO: Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on southern Lebanon near the border with northern Israel on March 3, 2026.
Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on southern Lebanon near the border with northern Israel on March 3, 2026. Israel on March 3 ordered the military to take control of more positions in Lebanon, where the army pulled back some of its forces after Hezbollah attacked Israeli bases in support of its backer, Iran. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images)
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"The enemy wanted an open war, which he has not stopped since the ceasefire agreement decision, so let it be an open war," Qamati said in a statement, referring to the November 2024 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, since which Israel has continued to bomb Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and has maintained military positions in five locations in the south of the country.

The heavily-damaged building of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah's radio broadcast station al-Nour, which was hit by overnight Israeli strikes, is pictured in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 3, 2026.
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"God is our helper, and victory is for the homeland, the people and the resistance," Qamati said.

-ABC News’ Ghazi Balkiz and Morgan Winsor

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