Amid escalating regional tensions, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, came under drone and missile attacks on Monday, likely launched by Iran in apparent retaliation for US and Israeli air strikes, sources said.

In Saudi Arabia, the Defence Ministry reported that several drones targeting the Shaybah oilfields in the Empty Quarter were intercepted.

The facility, operated by Aramco, typically produces over a million barrels of oil per day.

The ministry also said it shot down two drones north of the capital, Riyadh, and intercepted a projectile aimed at the city’s diplomatic district.

The UAE also faced attacks, with authorities reporting a large fire in Fujairah caused by debris from an intercepted projectile.

In Iraq, Kurdish and federal authorities reported multiple drone interceptions.

The Kurdish Rudaw news outlet said air defences at Erbil International Airport successfully intercepted a drone targeting the facility, which hosts US forces.

Near Baghdad International Airport, several drones were also shot down.

Security sources told media that a drone approaching Victoria Base, a US-operated military compound inside the airport, was intercepted on Monday morning.

Earlier, a woman was injured after drones were downed over Baghdad’s Al I’alam neighbourhood.

The attacks mark a further escalation in the region following recent US and Israeli strikes, raising concerns about broader retaliatory actions across the Middle East.