Iran continues to carry out drone attacks on neighbouring nations
Iran has launched more drone strikes at the popular holiday destination of Dubai, with a fire erupting “in the vicinity of the U.S. Consulate” building.
The UAE, as well as other Gulf nations such as Oman, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have seen diplomatic and industrial sites targeted by Tehran in response to a joint U.S. and Israeli operation which killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on Saturday (February 28).
On Tuesday evening, images circulating online appeared to show flames engulfing the U.S. consulate in Dubai. Earlier in the day, the American embassy in Riyadh had also come under fire as Iran targeted diplomatic and industrial sites across the region.
Dubai authorities have confirmed that loud bangs heard across parts of the emirate were the result of successful air defence interceptions, and that authorities had extinguished the fire with no reported injuries.
“The competent authorities in Dubai succeeded in extinguishing a limited fire in the vicinity of the U.S. Consulate in Dubai resulting from a drone targeting operation, and the incident did not result in any injuries,” a translated statement read.
During a press conference alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump claimed ‘everything’s been knocked out in Iran’ and criticised the UK for its delay in allowing the U.S. to use their bases in the region to conduct bombing campaigns.
Dubai Media Office said on X: “The competent authorities in Dubai succeeded in extinguishing a limited fire in the vicinity of the U.S. Consulate in Dubai resulting from a drone targeting operation, and the incident did not result in any injuries.”