West Asia on boil as more explosions heard in Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain

The explosions came hours after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed killed in the joint Israel-US attack on Iran. At Abu Dhabi's airport, at least one person was killed while Dubai airport and Kuwait's airport were also hit.

The tension in Middle East escalated on Sunday (March 1) as several loud blasts were heard ⁠in the ‌Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain for ​a second ⁠day on the trot.

The new explosions came after a day of deadly Iranian strikes in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, which saw military bases and infrastructure ,including airports, hit across the Gulf -- except for mediator Oman.

At Abu Dhabi's airport, at least one person was killed and seven wounded while Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic and Kuwait's airport were also hit.

It may be recalled that Iran launched retaliatory ⁠strikes ‌on the neighbouring Gulf states ‌in response to ⁠the US and Israeli strikes on ‌the Islamic ‌Republic.

Iran has said ‌it ‌would target US bases in the region. ⁠It has ⁠hit a range of other targets.

The attacks raised fears of a wider conflict and rattled a region long seen as a haven of peace and security in the turbulent Middle East.

Across the UAE, Iran fired 137 missiles and 209 drones at the territory, the country's defence ministry said, with fires and smoke reaching landmarks The Palm and Burj Al Arab.

Eight injured in Qatar

Meanwhile, at least eight people were injured, including one critically, by fragments from Iran’s missile attacks on Doha, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior spokesperson Abdullah Khalifa Al, Muftah confirmed, reports Doha News.

The explosions in Qatar from intercepted missiles came hours after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several senior security officials were confirmed killed in the joint Israel-US attack on Iran.

Al Muftah said Qatar remains stable, with authorities responding to 114 reports of falling missile debris nationwide.

Qatar temporarily closed its airspace, prompting national carrier Qatar Airways to suspend flights to and from Doha until further notice.

Officials said Iran had launched 65 missiles and 12 drones towards the Gulf state, most of which were intercepted,

On the first day of the strikes, smoke poured from US bases in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain's capital Manama, home of the American navy's Fifth Fleet, witnesses saw, with bases also targeted in Kuwait.

The oil-and-gas-rich Arab monarchies, lying just across the Gulf from Iran, are long-term American allies and host a clutch of US military bases.

In Manama, the Iranian attacks saw drones and shrapnel slam into residential buildings, with video on social media showing smoke and fire from high-rises.

Saturday's unprecedented barrage also targeted Qatar's Al Udeid base, the region's biggest US military base, as well as Riyadh and eastern Saudi Arabia.

The phones of Qatar’s residents buzzed on several occasions with alerts urging them to avoid leaving their houses as a precautionary measure.

(With Al Jazeera/Doha News inputs)