This Week in Explainers: Why is Iran attacking the UAE, Bahrain and other Gulf nations?

Key Highlights

• AFP correspondents heard a loud explosion in Dubai and one of them saw a plume of smoke rising from the city in the wake of wide-ranging Iranian attacks on the Gulf.
• AFPThe killing of Ayatollah, a fresh conflict in India’s neighbourhood, a war that has entered its fifth year … the week that went by was gripped with violence, chaos, and uncertainty. West Asia has plunged into an unprecedented crisis.
• Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in his office on Saturday morning during US-Israeli air strikes.
• The two allies launched a joint operation in Tehran and other cities, targeting the regime.
• In retaliation, Iran has launched missiles at Israel and other West Asian countries, which house US military bases. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD“This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,” US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, describing Khamenei as “one of the most evil people in history”.