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Gulf countries will convene Sunday evening to discuss a unified response to Iran's attacks, two Gulf diplomats said, as Tehran presses on with a second day of strikes after US and Israeli attacks killed its supreme leader.

"It will be an online meeting of GCC foreign ministers due to the airport closures," a Gulf diplomat told AFP, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. He said the discussions will revolve around "Iranian attacks on Gulf states and coordination on a unified response". Another Gulf diplomat confirmed the information.

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry said it summoned the Iranian ambassador on Sunday, a day after the kingdom accused Tehran of targeting its territory with strikes.

"Foreign Ministry summons the Iranian ambassador to the Kingdom in response to Iran's brazen attacks that targeted the Kingdom and a number of brotherly countries," the ministry said in a statement on its X account.

For its part, the UAE foreign ministry confirmed that three people have been killed and 58 others injured in the United Arab Emirates since Iranian strikes began, as the country’s air defences intercepted missiles and drones targeting its territory.

The health ministry said on Sunday that one person has been killed and 32 others injured in Kuwait since the start of Iran's retaliation campaign against US and Israeli strikes that killed its supreme leader.

Iran's security chief denied on Sunday that Tehran was targeting its neighbours in the region, insisting that its retaliation was aimed at US bases.

AFP