More explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama as Iran hits back
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Smoke rising from the site of a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1.
PHOTO: AFP
- Iranian retaliatory attacks damaged Dubai International Airport, injuring four, and caused a minor fire at the Burj Al Arab from intercepted drone debris.
- Incident at Abu Dhabi's Zayed International Airport caused one fatality and seven injuries
- The overnight Iranian attacks spread across Gulf states, hitting Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha beyond US interests, causing significant damage.
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DUBAI - Fresh blasts were heard across Dubai, Doha and Manama on March 1 as Iran carried out strikes in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks that killed the supreme leader
Agence France-Press (AFP) reporters heard blasts in Dubai, Bahrain’s capital Manama and Qatar – where AFP correspondents saw thick black smoke rising on the clear morning horizon in the south of Doha. Shortly after, another wave of blasts reverberated through Dubai.
Earlier, Dubai's international airport and its landmark Burj Al Arab hotel sustained damage as overnight Iranian retaliatory attacks
Four people were injured at the airport, the emirate's media office said early on March 1.
Dubai’s media office said on X that “a concourse at Dubai International (DXB) sustained minor damage in an incident, which was quickly contained”, without giving further details.
It later also confirmed that a drone was intercepted, and debris caused a minor fire on the Burj Al Arab's outer facade.
The new explosions came after a day of Iranian strikes in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, as well as strikes on military bases and civilian infrastructure across the Gulf – except for mediator Oman.
Iran’s attacks on the Gulf have raised fears of a wider conflict and rattled a region long seen as a haven of peace and security in the turbulent Middle East.
On Feb 28, across the UAE, Iran fired 137 missiles and 209 drones at the country, the UAE defence ministry said.
In Qatar, officials said Iran had launched 65 missiles and 12 drones towards the Gulf state, most of which were intercepted, but eight people were injured, with one in critical condition.
On the first day of the strikes on Feb 28
The oil-and-gas-rich Arab monarchies, lying just across the Gulf from Iran, are long-term American allies and host a clutch of US military bases.
In Manama, the Iranian attacks saw drones and shrapnel slam into residential buildings, with video on social media showing smoke and fire from high-rises.
Saturday’s unprecedented barrage also targeted Qatar’s Al Udeid base, the region’s biggest US military base, as well as Riyadh and eastern Saudi Arabia.
Airlines suspended flights across the Middle East
