Images reportedly taken from the scene show The Fairmont Hotel on The Palm on fire this afternoon
A hotel on The Palm in Dubai is reportedly on fire after an alleged missile attack.
Images reportedly taken from the scene show The Fairmont Hotel in Dubai on fire this afternoon, the Mirror reports.
According to Sky News, Dubai’s media office has said emergency services responded to an ‘incident’ in a building in the Palm Jumeirah area. No more details have been provided.
The flames come after Donald Trump stated that the US had launched ‘major combat operations’ in Iran overnight.
US and Israeli forces attacked Iran on Saturday morning in what the two countries described as a “pre-emptive” strike against a Tehran government intent on developing nuclear weapons.
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Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said the strikes were being carried out “to remove threats”, while witnesses in Tehran reported hearing explosions. There have been “dozens” of strikes across Iran.
The attack prompted retaliation from Iran, with missiles reported to have targeted Israel and countries across the Middle East.
People ran for cover earlier today in Dubai as a loud bang was heard near the Marina. In Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a death was reported after debris fell on a residential area.
Britain was not involved in the strikes on Iran, and the government has advised UK nationals in some parts of the Middle East to “shelter in place”.
Making a statement to the press on Saturday afternoon, Sir Keir said British aircraft in the region were “in the sky” as part of “co-ordinated regional defensive operations to protect our people, our interests and our allies”.
In a joint statement with the leaders of France and Germany, Sir Keir condemned Iran’s retaliation “in the strongest terms”.
The three leaders said: “Iran must refrain from indiscriminate military strikes. We urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution. Ultimately, the Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future.”
Sir Keir’s statement comes after he chaired a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee before speaking to allies including France’s President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Saturday’s attack follows mounting tension in the region, with the US deploying a fleet of warships and aircraft to pressure Tehran.
Talks between the US and Iran regarding Tehran’s nuclear programme ended on Thursday without agreement.
On Saturday, Israeli authorities said the strikes – dubbed Operation Roaring Lion by Israel and Operation Epic Fury by the US – were intended to “thoroughly degrade the Iranian terrorist regime and to remove existential threats to Israel”.
In a video posted on his Truth Social platform, US President Donald Trump said the attacks were “a noble mission”.
He said Iran had “attempted to rebuild their nuclear programme and to continue developing long-range missiles that can now threaten our very good friends and allies in Europe, our troops stationed overseas and could soon reach the American homeland”.