Gulf countries face continued barrage of Iranian attacks as US, Israel pledge to continue military assault against Iran. Gulf countries remain on high alert as Iran has launched several waves of drone and missile strikes across the region in response to continued attacks by the United States and Israel. Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates faced a barrage of Iranian attacks late on Thursday, with the Kuwaiti army’s general staff saying in a social media post that air defences were intercepting projectiles in the country’s airspace. Earlier in the day, Qatar’s Ministry of Defence said the country was targeted in several attacks, including 14 ballistic missiles and four drones coming from Iran. Iran initially began striking US military assets in the Gulf region but later expanded...