# Iran widens Gulf strikes to six states including UAE and Oman after a third US airstrike wave on southern Iran > Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and the UAE on July 12, expanding beyond the four states it struck earlier in the day, after the US carried out a third round of airstrikes against Iranian targets in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping; Qatar's military intercepted incoming Iranian fire and three people were injured by shrapnel in Doha; the UAE said missiles fired at Gulf states did not enter its territory; the [[strait-of-hormuz]], formally closed by the [[irgc]] earlier the same day, was physically open to traffic but shipping was warned of a severe threat level **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-12 · heads: 战争究竟如何收场, 他们没说的 · 11 takes · 6 lenses · 7 regions ## Summary [Iran](/zh/entity/iran) launched missile and drone strikes on six states on July 12: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and the UAE, expanding its campaign after the US carried out a third airstrike wave against southern Iran. Qatar's military intercepted incoming Iranian fire; three people were injured by falling shrapnel in Doha. The UAE said missiles fired at Gulf states did not cross into its territory. The [Strait of Hormuz](/zh/entity/place/strait-of-hormuz), formally closed by [Iran's IRGC](/zh/entity/irgc) earlier the same day, was physically open to traffic but shipping was warned of a severe threat level. ## Why it matters Iran's strikes now reach the UAE and Oman, hosts of major US and allied infrastructure, with six states under simultaneous attack. A confirmed third US airstrike wave and Iran's widened retaliation mark a clear broadening of the conflict beyond the bilateral US-Iran dispute and the initial [Hormuz closure](/zh/n/iran-irgc-hormuz-closure-jul12). Gulf states that had tried to stay neutral are now under direct fire. ## What to watch - Whether the US or Gulf states treat the third US airstrike wave and Iran's expanded retaliation as triggering formal collective defence obligations - UAE and Oman's military posture: both had previously sought to stay out of the conflict - Iran's enforcement of the formal Hormuz closure against transiting vessels, given the strait remains physically open - Oil market pricing as duration and enforcement of the Iranian campaign becomes clearer ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### Saudi English-language daily writing from Dubai; first to confirm six-state scope of Iranian strikes after third US airstrike wave - **Arab News** (Saudi Arabia, en) — Arab News, reporting from Dubai, confirms Iran widened its campaign to six states simultaneously after the US carried out a third airstrike wave against Iranian targets. The outlet notes Qatar's military intercepted incoming Iranian fire and explosions were heard in the UAE, giving Gulf-resident readers the most precise regional picture of the night's attacks. > "Iran launched missile and drone attacks against Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan and the UAE on Sunday, widening its military campaign across the Gulf only hours after a third round of US airstrikes." Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2650589/middle-east ### European broadcaster with journalists on the ground in Doha; sole Western outlet reporting two distinct waves of Iranian attacks and explosions directly above the Qatari capital - **Euronews** (Europe, en) — Euronews journalists in Qatar report two distinct waves of Iranian attacks and large explosions above Doha, with air defences also responding in UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait. The outlet frames the US airstrikes in Iran as the trigger: carried out in retaliation for a ship being hit by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. > "Euronews journalists in Qatar report two waves of Iranian attacks and large explosions above Doha, air defence also responding to Iranian attacks in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and others." Source: https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/12/iran-launches-attacks-on-qatar-uae-bahrain-kuwait-following-us-strikes ### Qatar-based pan-Arab broadcaster; now itself a target state, frames US overnight strikes on Iran as the lead action and Iranian attacks as a counter-response - **Al Jazeera** (Qatar, en) — Al Jazeera, broadcasting from Doha as Iranian attacks land on Qatar, leads with US overnight strikes on Iran as the primary action. Three people are reported injured in Qatar by falling shrapnel. The outlet lists attacks in UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Jordan alongside Qatar, making it the most comprehensive regional count. > "Three people injured by falling shrapnel in Qatar as attacks also reported in UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Jordan." Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/12/missiles-and-drones-fired-at-gulf-states-after-night-of-us-strikes-on-iran ### Abu Dhabi daily; provides the UAE government's official line that missiles did not enter Emirati territory alongside live war-tracking updates - **The National** (UAE, en) — The National's live blog from Abu Dhabi states the UAE's military confirmed missiles fired at Gulf states did not enter UAE territory, while simultaneously tracking the Hormuz situation. The Gulf paper describes the strait as physically open but under a 'severe' threat classification despite the IRGC's formal closure declaration. > "UAE says missiles fired at Gulf states today did not enter its territory; Strait of Hormuz open but ships warned of 'severe' threat level." Source: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/07/12/live-uae-missile-alert-us-iran-war/ ### Indian-published outlet covering the Gulf; foregrounds the third US strike wave and frames Iran's response as targeting military infrastructure - **Siasat Daily** (India, en) — Siasat, an Indian-published outlet with a large Gulf-diaspora readership, specifies that Iran expanded attacks after 'fresh US strikes' and targeted military infrastructure in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. The outlet's South Asian-to-Gulf framing captures the perspective of the region's largest expatriate workforce, who are most exposed to the conflict's economic fallout. > "Iran expanded attacks across the Gulf after fresh US strikes, targeting military infrastructure in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain." Source: https://www.siasat.com/iran-widens-attacks-across-gulf-after-fresh-us-strikes-3505827/ ### unlabelled - **Social News XYZ (Press TV / IRIB)** (India, en) — Source: https://www.socialnews.xyz/2026/07/12/iran-launches-series-of-strikes-on-us-targets-in-middle-east-report/ - **USA News Pravda** (Ukraine, en) — Source: https://usa.news-pravda.com/world/2026/07/12/824176.html - **Gulf News** (UAE, en) — Source: https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/us-launches-new-strikes-on-iran-what-uae-residents-need-to-know-today-july-12-1.500605021 - **The National (opinion)** (UAE, en) — Source: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/07/12/gulf-iran-us-war-middle-east/ - **India TV News** (India, en) — Source: https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/us-iran-war-live-updates-west-asia-war-strait-of-hormuz-gulf-nations-donald-trump-mojtaba-khamenei-tehran-washington-2026-07-12-1047977 - **Times of Israel** (Israel, en) — Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-appears-to-attack-uae-bahrain-qatar-after-latest-us-strikes/ ## Across the graph - Related: [[iran-irgc-hormuz-closure-jul12]], [[iran-irgc-gulf-strikes-jul9]], [[iran-bahrain-kuwait-strikes-jun28]], [[hormuz-oil-supply-shock]], [[strait-of-hormuz-dossier]], [[iran-dossier]] - Entities: Iran, Irgc, Place:strait of Hormuz, United States, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/zh/n/iran-gulf-expanded-strikes-jul12