Updated on: Mar 12, 2026 7:07:52 AM IST
Empty beds are pictured before high-rise buildings along a beach at Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) in Dubai.
UAE war news Live updates: Over two weeks since the Iran-US war began, Tehran’s targeting of countries in the Gulf continues as it tries to further escalate global energy concerns and upend trade routes. In the most latest escalation, Iranian drones reportedly hit a building near Dubai Creek Harbor on Thursday, but no injuries were reported. The development came hours after two drones hit near the Dubai airport, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates and the world’s busiest for international travel. Despite four injuries in the incident, air travel continued, the Dubai Media Office said on Wednesday.
Here’s what’s latest on the Iran-US conflict and tensions in the Middle East:
Dubai airport targeted: The Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest, was targeted on Wednesday as two drones fell near it, injuring four people. The development marked an escalation in Iran’s attempts to put pressure on the US and Israel to end the war that began on February 28, the day the US and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Here’s what’s latest on the Iran-US conflict and tensions in the Middle East:
Dubai airport targeted: The Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest, was targeted on Wednesday as two drones fell near it, injuring four people. The development marked an escalation in Iran’s attempts to put pressure on the US and Israel to end the war that began on February 28, the day the US and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Mar 12, 2026 7:07:52 AM IST
UAE war news LIVE: UN body calls for end to Iran’s attacks on Gulf neighbours
UAE war news LIVE: The UN Security Council reportedly voted to approve a resolution demanding a halt to Iran’s “egregious attacks” on its Gulf neighbours. “The international community is resolute in rejecting these Iranian attacks against sovereign countries that are threatening the stability of the peoples, especially in a region of strategic importance to global economy, energy, security and security of global trade,” said Bahrain’s UN ambassador, Jamal Alrowaiei, was quoted as saying by AP.
Mar 12, 2026 6:40:31 AM IST
UAE war news LIVE: Building in Dubai Creek Harbour vicinity attacked by Iranian drone
UAE war news LIVE: An Iranian drone struck a building in Dubai, news agency AFP reported on Thursday, citing the Iranian state media. The Dubai Media Office also said that authorities were responding to “an incident involving a drone that fell on a building in the vicinity of Dubai Creek Harbour.”