Saudi Arabia announces start of Red Sea defence alliance

"Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries have confirmed the creation of a maritime military coalition to safeguard freedom of navigation through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with more nations expected to join.

Bahrain, Bangladesh, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey and Yemen are the first to sign up.
The ministry described the coalition as “an open international coalition that welcomes the accession of all countries that align with its goals and principles”, adding that it continues to receive new membership applications.
Details of how the alliance would work are still being formulated, but, according to the ministry, member states will exchange information and intelligence, develop operational planning, and conduct joint naval exercises and drills, in addition to building military capabilities and carrying out joint naval operations." msn

Bahrain and Kuwait reportedly struck Iran directly for the first time — with UAE providing intelligence and air cover

"Bahrain and Kuwait reportedly launched fighter jets against Iranian drone and missile depots

earlier this month, marking their first direct retaliation against Tehran since the war began.
The United Arab Emirates supplied targeting intelligence and air cover, signaling deepening Arab coordination against Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. The report said sources said it’s a sign of budding Arab cooperation in confronting Iran." msn

Arab States Launch WAR In Iran

"We had a a number of explosions uh which again we can now say that according to the Islamic Republic state media Kuwait and Bahrain are responsible. Now, if that is the case, of

course, Kuwait
from here, Bahrain from here, we do know that the Arab states have targeted sother areas.
We have had the the United Arab Emirates every now and then joining the strikes during the war.
An interesting location tonight into the heart of Iran. Kman right there. It's this this area which has been hit before but is way
outside of the coastal zones that has been have been mostly the targets for the the Americans and obviously the Arab states but Kan is getting hit." Tousi

U.S. Forces Shoot Down Iranian Missiles Targeting Gulf Neighbors

"Iran lashed out at its neighbors Saturday after U.S. forces downed

missiles Iran launched at targets in the Strait of Hormuz.
“U.S. forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf neighbors,” U.S. Central Command posted on X.
“Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain hours after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said." 

Western Journal

Iran Strikes US Bases in Response to Attack on Qeshm and Sirik

"According to the IRGC statement, four tankers attempted to illegally leave the Strait of

Hormuz without coordination and ignored repeated warnings from the IRGC Navy. One tanker was targeted and stopped, while the other violating vessels turned back.
Then, U.S. Central Command said it carried out strikes on Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island after claiming to have shot down "four Iranian one-way attack drones."
In response, Iran’s IRGC Aerospace Force launched ballistic missile strikes on U.S. positions, including the Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait and facilities linked to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain." Sputnik

Iran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war as AI plays an increasingly strategic role

"Last week, three data centers operated by Amazon Web Services (AWS), two in the United Arab Emirates and one in Bahrain, were struck by Iranian drones or missiles. The attacks forced the facilities offline and led to service outages affecting banking, payments, delivery apps, and enterprise software across the region.
The U.S. military also uses AWS to run some of its workloads, including running

Anthropic’s AI model Claude for some intelligence functions, and Iran’s Fars News Agency said on Telegram that the Bahrain facility had been deliberately targeted “to identify the role of these centers in supporting the enemy’s military and intelligence activities.” AWS has declined to comment on the Iranian claim, and it is not known whether the attacks impacted U.S. military computing workloads.
Still, the attack is believed to be the first time data centers have been deliberately targeted for air strikes in a conflict. Experts say it almost certainly won’t be the last. Data centers are rapidly emerging as vital strategic assets—and vulnerable targets.
The boundary between commercial cloud computing and military operations has largely vanished. The Pentagon’s Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability and its Joint All-Domain Command and Control networks run on the same commercial infrastructure that serves banks and ride-hailing apps. Meanwhile, several news organizations have reported that the U.S. military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude—which runs on AWS—for intelligence assessments, target identification, and battle simulations during the Iran strikes." 

Forbes

Zelensky orders development of support plan for Middle East allies hit by Iran strikes

"President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 4 that he had ordered Ukraine's government to develop options to support Gulf countries facing Iranian drone and missile attacks.

"Our military has the necessary capabilities," Zelensky said. "Ukrainian experts will work on site, and teams are already negotiating this. We are ready to help protect lives, protect civilians."
Ukraine's offer comes as Middle Eastern countries report large-scale attacks involving Shahed-type attack drones — the same systems Russia has used extensively against Ukraine since 2022.
The Ukrainian president said he had spoken with leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, and Bahrain, and is preparing talks with Kuwait's leadership." KI

Saudi Arabia condemns Iran’s attacks on Gulf nations, offers all its capabilities in the fight against Tehran

"Saudi Arabia said it’s ready to put “all its capabilities” at its allies’ disposal, warning of

“grave consequences” if retaliatory Iranian strikes continue — sparking fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.
It comes after the Islamic Republic launched a barrage of missiles on US military bases in Saudia Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE and Jordan — in retaliation for US and Israel military strikes against Tehran overnight.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns and denounces in strongest terms the blatant Iranian aggression,” the Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said on a statement on X." NYP

Iran hit empty US base in Bahrain

"Iran hit an empty quarter of a US military base in Bahrain, Bahraini political analyst Dr. Ahmed Alkhuzaie told The Jerusalem Post on Saturday after Reuters reported smoke billowing from the Juffair area housing on the US Naval base.

The state news agency later reported that Bahrain has successfully 'dealt with' missiles in its airspace.
The US Embassy in Bahrain urged citizens to shelter in place while citing media reports of threats of missiles and drones over Bahraini airspace.
The Bahraini Interior Ministry later confirmed that a warning alarm siren had been activated, with citizens and residents requested to head to the nearest safe place.
Bahrain hosts the US Central Command's 5th Fleet.
Additionally, US Embassy in Qatar implemented shelter-in-place for all personnel, recommending that all of its citizens to do the same until further notice." msn

Iran is taking over the Strait of Hormuz islands – the only exit for US carrier Ike

"Iran is now doubling down on its ‘ownership’ of three contested islands in the Strait, Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb.

This is particularly on point right now, as the US Navy aircraft carrier Dwight D Eisenhower and her accompanying escorts – the Ike carrier strike group – have just passed in through the Strait to the Gulf, accompanied by a French warship and joining several British ones already based out of Bahrain." TheTelegraph

Trump wrote:

"Trump wrote: "IRAN WAS BROKE AND TALKING, NOW THEY ARE RICH AND

WATCHING, WAITING TO MAKE THEIR MOVE, AND IT WILL BE A BIG ONE! HOW COULD CROOKED JOE BIDEN, THE WORST AND MOST INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN?"
The Abraham Accords, agreements intended to normalize Israeli-Arab relations, were signed between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in September 2021. Israel signed additional agreements with Morocco and Sudan during the final months of the Trump administration.
Trump and other Republicans have criticized the Biden administration over a prisoner exchange deal that involved the release of $6 billion in frozen funds to Qatar, where it could be accessed by Iran." Newsweek

Iran's New Home-Grown Satellite Snaps Image Of US Fifth Fleet's Headquarter's

"Iranian state-owned news Press TV reports Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, published several images from the Noor 2 satellite. One image was the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf Island of Bahrain." ZH