A building was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Juffair, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed)
A building was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Juffair, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed)

In a statement Wednesday evening, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it shot down two Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones of the US-Israeli alliance. The Iranian attacks were carried out using liquid- and solid-fuel ballistic missiles and suicide drones.

Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE, and Kuwait confirmed they had been targeted by Iranian missile and drone strikes. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei denied US President Donald Trump's claim that Tehran had requested a ceasefire, calling the claim baseless.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian released an open letter to American citizens that says Iran feels no hostility toward them. “Portraying Iran as a threat is neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts,” he wrote.