Top Dubai hotel engulfed in flames after being hit by ‘kamikaze drone’ during Iran blitz as 4 injured in tourist hotspot
A DUBAI hotel has been engulfed in flames leaving four injured after it was hit by what appeared to be an Iranian Shahed drone.
Black smoke was seen billowing across the skyline in Dubai after the luxury hotel Fairmont The Palm was struck.
Shocking footage showed what appeared to be a kamikaze drone smashing into the hotel in the plush Palm Jumeirah district – although conflicting reports suggested it may have been hit by missile debris.
It comes as...
- US and Israel launch strikes on Iran
- Trump vows to end Khamenei’s regime
- Middle East sits on brink of all-out war
- Iran fires barrage of missiles at Israel
- Iran blitzes US base in Bahrain
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It comes as Iran launched a barrage of rockets at nations across the Middle East after vowing revenge for Trump and Israel’s huge blitz on the rogue nation today.
Pictures show huge clouds of smoke rising from the famous Dubai hotel following the strike.
A loud blast was heard by witnesses in the tourist hotspot neighbourhood.
Iran’s attack came after the Islamic Republic warned that it “has no red lines” following an unprecedented blitz by the US, dubbed Epic Fury.
A Dubai government spokesperson said: “An incident occurred in a building in the Palm Jumeirah area.”
They added: “Four people were injured and rushed to hospital.”
Flames are now “under control”, the spokesperson said, after emergency services rushed to the scene.
The UAE said it has intercepted a wave of Iranian drones and missiles.
Another huge explosion rocked a US base in Bahrain with dramatic footage showing a huge cloud of smoke rising from the military site.
US bases in Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain have also come under attack from Iran.
Chaos continues to unfold in the Middle East after the US and Israel unleashed an unprecedented blitz dubbed “Operation Epic Fury” this morning.
Explosions rocked a US naval base in Bahrain after Iran retaliated to US-Israeli strikes by firing a barrage of missiles at Israel.
Smoke was seen rising from a Bahrain US base near its Juffair housing area as the island kingdom said a missile attack targeted the US Navy‘s 5th Fleet headquarters.
In the UAE, one person was killed after Emiratis intercepted Iranian missiles, state media reported.
Witnesses also heard a loud bang in Abu Dhabi as the UAE confirmed it has closed its airspace.
Meanwhile, terrified tourists in Dubai were seen running for cover following the interception of missiles above the city.
An 11-second video circulating online captures the moment two expanding clouds appear in the clear blue sky over the United Arab Emirates.
Earlier, Donald Trump condemned Iran’s “vicious” leadership and its 47-year “campaign of bloodshed and mass murder,” vowing to “raze” the country’s missile industry “to the ground.”
British tourist Will Bailey said he woke up on his first morning in Dubai to what he described as “what seems like World War Three.”
“Apparently, missiles have just landed in Abu Dhabi, which is about an hour drive from Dubai,” he said in a TikTok video.
In Iraq, rockets have attacked US forces near Erbil Airport, according to security officials.
Jordan’s army said it had downed two ballistic missiles targeting the country – Qatar also reportedly intercepted two Iranian missiles and two further waves of attacks.
Blasts were heard in northern Israel after it attacked Iran with strikes that hit near to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office.
Tehran vowed to avenge the attack, before a barrage of missiles fired by Iran at Israel were identified, the Israel Defence Forces said.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard confirmed the strikes, saying that it had launched a “first wave” of drones and missiles targeting Israel.
It said: “We know the United States as the main factor in today’s aggression, and the Zionist regime is the sponsor of this aggression.
“We consider all American bases, resources, and interests in the region, space, and land as the legitimate target of the armed forces.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran an “existential threat” to his country.
He said: “My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, a short time ago, Israel and the United States embarked on an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran.
“I thank our great friend, President Donald Trump, for his historic leadership.”
In an eight-minute speech on Truth Social, the US president urged Iranian officials to “lay down your arms” – or “face certain death”.
Trump described the attacks as “a noble mission”, saying they were necessary because of Iran’s pursuit of its nuclear programme and long-range missiles that could reach the US.
He told The Washington Post that his main concern is “freedom” for the Iranian people.
The US president added: “I want a safe nation, and that’s what we’re going to have.”
But Iranian MP Ebrahim Azizi struck a defiant tone in the wake of the incident this morning.
“We warned you!” Azizi wrote in a post on X.
Meanwhile hardline Iranian parliamentarian Alaeddin Boroujerdi said there would be no “red lines” in responding to the attack.
“We had previously announced that we would have no red lines. We hope this action marks the beginning of the end of the Zionist regime,” he said in an interview with state TV.
“Our response will be regret-inducing. We will use all of our capacities. Our rightful and necessary response, especially to the Zionist regime, will be delivered.”
The UK did not take part in the mammoth mission, it is understood.
