Explosions heard in Doha, Euronews journalists report
Euronews journalists have just told us that multiple explosions were heard in the skies above Doha in another attack on Qatar’s capital on Thursday.
Multiple videos show plumes of smoke after Qatar’s air defences intercepted the attack. The barrage remains ongoing. There is no news of possible damage or casualties at this time.
Qatar has been targeted by Iranian projectiles on a daily basis as part of Tehran’s retaliatory attacks since the start of the Iran war on Saturday.
Second Iranian warship approaching Sri Lanka following Iris Dena sinking
A second Iranian warship was heading towards Sri Lanka’s territorial waters Thursday, a day after a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, Sri Lankan authorities said.
Media minister Nalinda Jayatissa said the second Iranian warship was just outside Sri Lankan waters, but gave no further details.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was meeting top officials Thursday to discuss a response to an Iranian request to enter the safety of the island’s waters, official sources said.
They said the vessel was carrying more than 100 crew and that it too could be targeted the same way a sister vessel was sunk by a US submarine just off Sri Lanka’s southern coast on Wednesday.
Iran’s frigate Iris Dena was sunk by a torpedo, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth confirmed on Wednesday. At least 87 sailors were killed, while Sri Lankan authorities said 32 rescued sailors were still receiving medical care.
Iranian drones strike airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan
Three Iranian drones have targeted the passenger terminal of the international airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan authorities told Euronews.
Videos from the scene show a drone flying towards the airport, damage to its main terminal and emergency crews on site.
In another video seen by Euronews, a drone is seen hitting the airport with a large explosion and a cloud of smoke appearing following the strike.
It is unclear whether there were any casualties at this time. Nakhchivan is in close proximity to the Iranian-Azerbaijani border.
First Israeli repatriation flights land safely in Tel Aviv
The first two repatriation flights bringing home Israelis stranded abroad by the Middle East war landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday, the transport ministry said.
The flights landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday morning. Transport Minister Miri Regev said: “We are doing everything possible to bring every Israeli home safely.”
Iran pushes back on claims Kurdish groups ready to attack
Tehran said on Thursday it had hit Iraq-based Kurdish groups, as the US reportedly seeks to arm Iranian Kurdish guerillas to infiltrate Iran.
The strikes which killed a member of an exiled Iranian Kurdish group, according to a representative, followed a warning from Iranian officials.
“Separatist groups should not think that a breeze has blown and try to take action,” said Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
“We will not tolerate them in any way.”
Tehran claims it hit US tanker in Persian Gulf
Iranian state television said Iran had struck a US oil tanker in the Gulf with a missile on Thursday, the latest Iranian attack on the energy industry in the region.
The ship “was hit by a missile in the north of the Persian Gulf” and “is currently on fire”, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement reported by state television.
The incident, which has not been independently confirmed, came as the Guards said they had “full control” of the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Gulf to the Indian Ocean and is a vital oil and gas transit route.
