Gulf states condemn Iranian retaliatory strikes on their territories following US-Israeli operation

Arab nations are sounding disconnected against Iran aft the authorities launched strikes against U.S. interests successful neighboring countries successful the portion successful retaliation for U.S.-Israeli associated strikes against Iran’s leaders.

The Iranian effect targeted each U.S. bases successful the Gulf, but for U.S. bases successful Oman, Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin reported, since the Omani overseas curate had tried to mediate the atomic talks successful Geneva, adjacent flying to Washington, D.C., to conscionable Vice President JD Vance astatine the White House connected Friday to effort to avert what is rapidly turning into a determination war.

Griffin reported that astir 40 missiles had landed successful Israel. Meanwhile, the U.S. subject successful Iraq intercepted astatine slightest 1 rocket targeting U.S. facilities. Additionally, Iran appeared to deed the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, but nary casualties were reported.

Iran besides launched missiles astatine Saudi Arabia and Jordan, wherever the U.S. has squadrons of precocious combatant jets, Griffin reported.

This representation shows the targets of Iran's retaliatory strikes. (Fox News)

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates were among the Gulf states that condemned the Iranian strikes, with galore saying they reserve the close to support themselves and respond accordingly to attacks connected their sovereign territories.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said it reserves its "full right" to support itself aft what it described as Iranian aggression targeting Qatari territory. Its Defense Ministry said it "successfully thwarted a fig of attacks targeting the country’s territory" aft aggregate rounds of alerts sounded. Authorities reported nary contiguous injuries oregon harm successful residential areas.

The locations of U.S. subject bases passim the Gulf are seen successful narration to Iran. (Fox News)

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said it affirmed "its afloat solidarity with and unwavering enactment for the brotherly countries" and warned of "grave consequences resulting from the continued usurpation of states' sovereignty and the principles of planetary law."

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The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defense said the state "was subjected to a blatant onslaught involving Iranian ballistic missiles," adding that aerial defence systems "successfully intercepted a fig of missiles." Authorities said falling debris successful a residential country caused "one civilian decease of an Asian nationality" and worldly damage.

Fox News' Jennifer Griffin reported that Iran appeared to deed the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, but nary casualties were reported. (Fox News)

The ministry called the onslaught "a unsafe escalation and a cowardly enactment that threatens the information of civilians and undermines stability," and stated the UAE "reserves its afloat close to respond."

Jordan's overseas curate wrote a bid of posts connected X, saying that King Abdullah II "condemns the onslaught connected the territories of Jordan, and immoderate attacks connected Arab countries," expressing Jordan’s "solidarity with the brotherly Arab countries successful confronting immoderate aggressions that impact their sovereignty, security, and stability."

Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it besides "strongly condemns the Iranian attacks," adding that it "affirms its afloat solidarity with these chap Arab States and firmly rejects immoderate usurpation of their sovereignty, immoderate menace to their security, oregon immoderate enactment undermining their stability."

Smoke rises successful the entity aft blasts were heard successful Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 28, 2026.  (REUTERS/Stringer)

Meanwhile, the Omani Foreign Ministry condemned the U.S.-Israeli cognition against Iran.

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"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Sultanate of Oman's profound regret implicit the subject operations launched by Israel and the United States of America against the Islamic Republic of Iran, informing of the information of the struggle expanding into consequences that cannot beryllium rectified successful the region," the Omani Foreign Ministry said in a statement, according to X's translation.

"The Sultanate of Oman considers this enactment to beryllium successful contravention of the rules of planetary instrumentality and the rule of resolving issues done peaceful means alternatively than hostile means, the shedding of blood, and calls connected each parties to instantly suspend subject operations, portion urging the United Nations Security Council to convene an urgent gathering to enforce a ceasefire and for the planetary assemblage to instrumentality a wide stance successful enactment of planetary law," it added.

Fox News Digital's Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.