Dubai-Abu Dhabi News Live: Explosions heard across Gulf cities as Iran continues regional strikes

Trending:US-Isarel-Iran warSanju SamsonIsrael vs HezbollahOil pricesIndians in the GulfBridgerton S5advertisementDubai-Abu Dhabi News Live: Explosions heard across Gulf cities as Iran continues regional strikesFP News Desk • March 2, 2026, 11:32:30 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitteradvertisementDubai-Abu Dhabi News Live: The UAE has shut its Tehran embassy and recalled its ambassador after Iran’s retaliatory Gulf strikes killed four people and wounded dozensAdvertisementAn intercepted projectile falls into the sea near Dubai's Palm Jumeirah archipelago on March 1, 2026. The United Arab Emirates announced on Sunday that it was closing its embassy in Tehran and recalling its ambassador, following Iran’s retaliatory missile-and-drone campaign across the Gulf that has killed four people and injured dozens more. The decision represents the strongest rebuke issued by a Gulf nation since Iran began striking regional targets in response to a large-scale air offensive by the United States and Israel, an operation that resulted in the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and several senior officials. The UAE is on high alert after its Ministry of Defence confirmed that its air defence systems had successfully intercepted a large barrage of Iran-launched missiles and drones aimed at the country, as regional escalation continues. The heightened tensions follow a series of retaliatory strikes across West Asia triggered by reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, was killed during United States and Israel operations on Saturday, which have prompted widespread attacks and counter-attacks in the Gulf region. Live UpdatesMarch 2, 2026, 11:31:14 (IST)Whatsapp Facebook TwitterDubai-Abu Dhabi News Live Updates: Explosions heard across Gulf cities as Iran launches third day of regional strikesLoud explosions echoed across major Gulf cities on Monday as Iran launched strikes on regional countries hosting United States military bases, marking the third consecutive day of attacks in response to US–Israeli air raids. AFP journalists and witnesses reported hearing multiple blasts in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Manama and Kuwait City as tensions continued to escalate across the region. Iran’s continued and unprecedented bombardment of the Gulf has rattled a region long seen as a haven of peace and security in the turbulent Middle East. Bahrain’s interior ministry said Iranian strikes killed one person, the island nation’s first fatality since the start of Tehran’s campaign, bringing the total number of deaths across the Gulf to five since Saturday. March 2, 2026, 11:22:03 (IST)Whatsapp Facebook TwitterDubai-Abu Dhabi News Live Updates: Kuwait intercepts drones with no injuries reportedKuwait intercepted an unspecified number of drones targeting its territory on Monday, with officials confirming that no injuries were reported, according to the state news agency. Mohammed Al-Mansouri, civil defence chief at the interior ministry, said, “Kuwaiti Air Defense personnel efficiently and effectively intercepted a number of hostile aerial targets at dawn today,” the official Kuwait News Agency reported.“He also affirmed that the situation in the country is stable and there is no cause for concern,” it added. March 2, 2026, 11:16:26 (IST)Whatsapp Facebook TwitterDubai-Abu Dhabi News Live Updates: Smoke rises above Bahraini capital ManamaThick smoke was seen rising above the Bahraini capital Manama amid reports of further Iranian strikes targeting the country’s large naval base. Thick smoke was seen rising above the Bahraini capital Manama amid reports of further Iranian strikes targeting the country's large naval base Reuters (@Reuters) March 2, 2026March 2, 2026, 11:11:20 (IST)Whatsapp Facebook TwitterDubai-Abu Dhabi News Live Updates: New explosions heard in Abu DhabiAl Jazeera has reported that new explosions have been heard in Abu Dhabi.