Sri Lanka, March 18 -- Iran has launched an attack on an air base in the Middle East where Australian soldiers are stationed, starting a fire that damaged Australian medical and accommodation facilities.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that an Iranian projectile hit a road just outside the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates about 9:15am AEDT today.

It is not clear if it was a missile or drone strike, but Mr Albanese said it started a fire which caused "minor damage" to an accommodation block and medical facility.

"I can confirm that no Australian personnel were injured, and everyone is absolutely safe at this point in time," Albanese said.

"There was minor damage to an accommodation block and a medical ...