This live blog follows updates for Day 20 of the US-Israel war on Iran. For a recap of Day 20, go here.
- Iran hits Saudi, Qatari, and Kuwaiti infrastructure after Israel attacked its South Pars site
- Saudi Arabia says reserves 'right to take military actions' over Iran attacks
- China calls killing of Iran's Larijani, leaders 'unacceptable'
- Trump says 'not putting troops' in Iran, says he warned against targeting Iranian gas fields, while Netanyahu dismisses claims Israel pushed the United States into conflict
- US F-35 damaged by suspected Iranian fire, makes emergency landing
Gulf states say responding to missile, drone attacks
Published March 20, 2026 | 02:47 GMT
Emirati and Kuwaiti air defences were responding to missile fire early Friday, authorities in the Gulf states said, while Saudi Arabia intercepted drone attacks.
Elsewhere in the Gulf, Bahrain's interior ministry said that shrapnel from an "Iranian aggression" caused a fire at a warehouse, which was brought under control and resulted in no injuries.
The ministry earlier said air raid sirens were activated.
In Kuwait, an army statement said air defences were "responding to hostile missile and drone threats", while the UAE's interior ministry reported "a missile threat".
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said that in a little over an hour, its forces had "intercepted and destroyed" six drones in the country's east and another in the north.
UAE arrests members of Iran-linked Hezbollah: state media
Published March 20, 2026 | 01:59 GMT
UAE authorities have arrested at least five members of Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, state media said Friday.
The alleged network had "sought to infiltrate the national economy and carry out external schemes threatening the country's financial stability" as part of "a pre-established strategic plan in coordination with external parties linked to Hezbollah and Iran", the official WAM news agency said, citing the UAE State Security Apparatus. The report included mug shots of five detained suspects.
Saudi Arabia intercepts more drones in the Eastern region
Published March 20, 2026 | 01:05 GMT
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence on X announced, intercepting and downing more than three drones around it's Eastern Province within the last few hours.
IRGC launches new wave of attacks at Israel after Netanyahu boasts of war gains
Published March 20, 2026 | 00:00 GMT
Iran launched multiple rounds of missiles towards Israel late Thursday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the Islamic Republic has been "decimated" by war, with the Iranian barrage triggering loud blasts over Jerusalem.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said its 65th wave of attacks targeted central and southern Israel, including Tel Aviv, as well as US bases across the region, according to the IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency.
Israel's military said it identified three rounds of missile fire.
AFP reporters heard several loud blasts over Jerusalem following the Iranian fire, as air raid sirens rang out across the city.
