Israel targets Tehran infrastructure; Saudi Arabia says it downed 3 drones

Israel on ​Friday (6 March) said it had started a "broad-scale" wave of attacks against infrastructure targets in Tehran, as Gulf cities came under renewed bombardment by Iran.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian authorities said they had intercepted three drones east of the Riyadh region, reports Reuters.

Two sources told Reuters that Israel, having killed many Iranian leaders, was now planning to enter a second phase when it would target underground bunkers where Iran stores its missiles.

As the US-Israel war on Iran entered its seventh day, airlines and governments continued to try bring tens of thousands of stranded citizens and residents home from the region.

US and Israeli jets have continued to hit areas across Iran, while the country renewed its bombardment on Gulf cities. 

Eyewitness video released on Thursday showed a thick cloud of dark smoke rising, following an airstrike in Iran's capital city Tehran that destroyed the Azadi Stadium, according to state agencies IRIB and WANA. 

In the footage, loud blasts were heard, as well as passersby saying, "Maybe it's a missile."

Reuters confirmed the location from the buildings, road layout and vegetation, which matched satellite and file imagery of the area. The exact date could not be verified.

A spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said new initiatives and weapons would soon be deployed to confront Israeli and US military aggression.

The war has now seen Iran ‌target Israel, the Gulf states, Cyprus, Turkey and Azerbaijan.

The most notable Iranian strikes overnight were a drone attack on US Al Udied Air Base in Qatar, which the Qatari government said it had thwarted, and another on Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base.

Kuwait also said it thwarted an attack overnight.

A strike on Bahrain's capital, Manama, targeted a hotel and two residential buildings, causing a fire in one of the buildings that was brought under control and no casualties were reported.