Tehran [Iran], March 19 (ANI): Iranian state media Press TV reported on Thursday that suicide drones hit the US military base in Iraq, while explosions were reported at a US military base in Kuwait.

Press TV shared the updates in a series of posts on X.

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It said, "Suicide drones reportedly hit a US military base in northern Iraq, causing multiple explosions in Erbil."

https://x.com/PressTV/status/2034459603719598309?s=20

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"Explosions were reported at a US military base in Kuwait."

https://x.com/PressTV/status/2034468144580825438?s=20

Meanwhile, Al Jazeera Breaking said one person was killed while several others were wounded in an air attack on paramilitary base in Iraq

https://x.com/AJENews/status/2034463738175127573?s=20

Meanwhile, the Israeli Defence Forces also shared that missiles were launched from Iran towards the country and said that defence systems are operating to intercept the threat.

https://x.com/idfonline/status/2034476287222276263?s=20

As tensions escalate in West Asia and the Gulf, the United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre said that it received a report of an incident 11 nautical miles east of Khawr Fakkan, UAE.

As per the UKTOMO, a vessel has been hit by an unknown projectile which resulted in a fire onboard. It advised vessels to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO as authorities continue to investigate.

https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2034415015327871091?s=20

It also reported another incident 4 nautical miles east of Ras Laffan, Qatar. UKMTO said that a vessel has been hit by an unknown projectile. While all crew are reported safe and well, it advised vessels to transit with caution.

https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2034476385993974164?s=20

The third week of the conflict in West Asia has seen critical expansion in the scale of attacks mounted by both US-Israel and Tehran.

Earlier on Wednesday night (local time) the Iranians hit back after an Israel strike targeted the South Pars Gas field. On their target Gas fields in Qatar.

Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City was hit by ballistic missiles from Iran, resulting in extensive damage, as per the country's Ministry of Defence. The attack is the second to take place in the last 12 hours at the largest liquefaction facility in the world.

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