Battered Iran attacks economic targets

4 MARCH 2026

Attacks by Iran in Middle East

Iran stepped up its attacks on economic targets and U.S. missions across West Asia as U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Israel strikes have inflicted wide damages on the Islamic Republic while warning it was “too late” for it to seek talks to escape the war.
Drones and missiles crashed into oil facilities and U.S. embassies in the region
Loud explosions were heard in Iraq’s Erbil and across cities of Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, which Dubai authorities said were caused by “interception operations” by air defence forces.
Iran widened its targets in the war in its fourth day to include infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar — where the state-run energy firm suspended LNG production, sending European energy prices skyrocketing.
An attack from two drones on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh caused a “limited fire”, according to Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry, and the embassy urged Americans to avoid the compound. It followed an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, that announced it had been closed until further notice.
The embassy in Riyadh warned of an imminent attack in the eastern city of Dhahran, home to much of the Saudi Arabia oil and gas installations.

Attacks on Iran

U.S.-Israeli strikes have hit more than 500 locations in Iran since the start of the conflict, killing at least 787 people, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society.
U.S. and Israeli strikes also targeted the building housing the committee that is to elect Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Iranian media reported.
The strikes also caused damage at an airport in Bushehr, a port city that also hosts a nuclear power plant.
Israel bombarded targets in Iran and pushed troops deeper into Lebanon to battle the Tehran-backed militia Hezbollah.
Israel sent troops into Lebanon and warned residents of over 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel.
Lebanese authorities said more than 58,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.