At least one person has been killed in a suspected Iranian drone strike on a residential building in Manama, Bahrain's capital, the government announced.

The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force described the attack as "sinful Iranian aggression," in what has become a daily occurrence for the small Persian Gulf kingdom since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28. 

The Manama strike follows an Iranian drone attack on Bahrain's Bapco Energies refinery complex in Sitra on March 9, which injured two people. Bahrain’s government announced that its air defences have intercepted and destroyed 102 missiles and 173 drones.

Attacks extended across the Gulf region. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defence confirmed destroying two drones over the kingdom's oil-rich eastern region, whilst Kuwait's National Guard shot down six drones targeting the country's northern and southern areas.

Bahrain’s airspace has been closed since the early days of the conflict, with Gulf Air suspending scheduled commercial flights indefinitely; this effectively shuts Bahrain International Airport for normal passenger traffic.

The closure cuts transit and visitor flows that underpin hotels, retail and business travel, compounding the blow from the strike that heavily damaged the Crowne Plaza Manama and triggered a wave of hotel and tour cancellations.

Also on March 10, Qatar's Ministry of Defence announced its armed forces intercepted a missile attack on the country as it continues to invest in its defensive infrastructure.

The Gulf escalation reached the United Arab Emirates, where incoming missile sirens sounded in Dubai. The UAE government media office confirmed authorities were responding to a fire at a facility in the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi, the world's fourth-largest single-site oil refinery and the Middle East's largest.

The UAE has also stepped up efforts to stop people from sharing videos in recent days, sending warning messages to influencers and social media personalities not to share videos of Iranian drones and missiles. 

Region‑wide, one think‑tank estimates around $40bn in losses from simultaneous GCC airspace closures and shutdown of tourism during the Ramadan season; Bahrain’s share is smaller in absolute terms but large relative to its GDP.