Factbox-Number of Iranian missiles and drones fired at Gulf countries
Missiles and drones that the United Arab Emirates says it intercepted during recent attacks are displayed during a government briefing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Abdelhadi Ramahi
March 10 (Reuters) - Here are statistics released by Gulf defence ministries and militaries on drones and missiles that Iran has fired at their territories since the start of the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran, as of March 9:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Ballistic missiles:
* 253 ballistic missiles detected * 233 intercepted * 18 fell into the sea * 2 landed on UAE territoryDrones:
* 1,440 drones detected * 1,359 intercepted * 81 fell within UAE territoryCruise missiles:
8 detected and destroyed
QATAR
Ballistic missiles:
* 127 ballistic missiles detected * 118 interceptedDrones:
* 63 drones detected * 47 drones interceptedCruise missiles:
* 7 cruise missiles detected and interceptedAircraft:
* 2 Sukhoi SU-24 aircraft detected and interceptedBAHRAIN
Missiles:
* 105 missiles destroyedDrones:
* 176 drones destroyedKUWAIT
Ballistic missiles:
* 120 ballistic missiles detected * 17 intercepted between March 6-9, no data availablebeforeDrones:
* 308 drones detected * 22 intercepted between March 6-9Kuwait reported missile and drone attacks from March 2-5 but gave no specific data. No data was available for Saudi Arabia and Oman.
(Reporting by Andrew Mills in Doha and Anna Hirtenstein in London; Additional reporting by Muhammad El Gebaly in Cairo. Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Matthew Lewis)
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