Factbox-Number of Iranian missiles and drones fired at Gulf countries

March 3, 2026 12:37 PM EST

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 territory

Drones:

* 1,440 drones detected * ⁠1,359 intercepted * 81 fell within UAE territory

Cruise missiles:

8 detected and destroyed

QATAR

Ballistic ​missiles:

* 127 ballistic missiles detected * 118 intercepted

Drones:

* 63 drones detected * 47 drones intercepted

Cruise missiles:

* 7 cruise ​missiles detected and intercepted

Aircraft:

* 2 ‌Sukhoi SU-24 aircraft detected and intercepted

BAHRAIN

Missiles:

* 105 missiles destroyed

Drones:

* 176 ⁠drones destroyed

KUWAIT

Ballistic missiles:

* 120 ballistic missiles detected * 17 intercepted between March 6-9, no data ⁠availablebefore

Drones:

* 308 drones detected * 22 intercepted between March 6-9

Kuwait ​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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