All six Gulf States together with Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar were impacted via Iranian moves for the reason that struggle started, that have centered civilian infrastructure together with airports. The Australian Overseas Affairs Minister Penny Wong says the government had won requests from a few of the ones nations for defense in opposition to drone and missile assaults.
An Australian safety analyst advised the ABC Australia had restricted capability for counter-drone process, past a venture known as LAND156, which continues to be in early building. The defence drive does have a device known as NASAMS, a short-range surface-to-air missile device, which might be deployed along a small detachment of squaddies. Kathryn speaks to the ABC’s Nick Grimm about what the Govt is thinking about.
Smoke rises following airstrikes in a central house of the Iranian capital Tehran on 6 March, 2026 (native time).
Photograph: ATTA KENARE / AFP
