RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had intercepted seven ballistic missiles in separate attacks targeting an air base and its eastern region, as Iran renewed fire on its Gulf neighbours.

"Six ballistic missiles launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base intercepted and destroyed," the Saudi defence ministry posted on X, adding in a separate post that it had intercepted another ballistic missile launched "towards the eastern region".

Prince Sultan air base is located in Al Kharj province and is where a US soldier suffered injuries in a March 1 strike before dying a week later.

The kingdom's forces also intercepted a wave of nine drones, including five destroyed east of the country's Al Kharj province, the ministry said in separate tweets.

The United Arab Emirates also reported a new missile and drone attack from Iran on Wednesday.

The Gulf state's defence ministry said its air defences were responding to an unspecified number of missiles and drones, without providing further details about the target or location of the attack.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday they launched a new salvo of missiles at Israeli cities including Tel Aviv and US targets in the region.

The elite force later said it targeted US bases in Bahrain and Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Iranian media reports early on Wednesday.

In a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency, the Guards said "a mass" of ballistic missiles had been fired at the base of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and at three other facilities in the Kurdish region of Iraq.

Bahrain has been targeted by waves of Iranian drones and missiles, which have so far killed two people in the country, according to authorities.