Middle East Crisis Update: The news of Iranian missile in Dubai and evacuation of Burj Khalifa is false. The administration has called it a rumour. However, Iran has attacked US targets in 6 countries and 1 person died in Abu Dhabi.
Iran Attack Fact Check: Has the ongoing tension between Iran and Israel affected the world’s tallest building too? In many posts on social media, it is being claimed that an Iranian missile has been seen in the sky of Dubai.
It was claimed that the air defense system intercepted and destroyed a missile fired from Iran in the Dubai Marina area. It was also said that panic spread in the Burj Khalifa area after hearing the sound of the explosion. Along with this, it was also claimed that due to the emergency like situation, people have started being rapidly evacuated from the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa and the administration has tightened the security arrangements.
Burj Khalifa evacuated? fact check
This news spread like wildfire and created an atmosphere of concern throughout Dubai. However, Dubai administration has termed this news as completely false. According to officials, no missile from Iran has arrived in Dubai. All the news of missile falling in Marina area or evacuation of Burj Khalifa are also completely hearsay.
However, the news of the death of one person in Iran’s missile attack in Abu Dhabi has been confirmed. Qatar Airways has stopped all its flights after Iran’s retaliatory attack. Major international airlines going to the Middle East are either canceling their flights or taking other routes.
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Iran attacks American targets in 6 countries
After the major attack by America and Israel on Iran, there is a war-like situation in the entire Middle East. Apart from Israel, Iran, airspace has also been completely closed in Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Oman. In retaliation, Iran has launched a devastating ballistic missile attack on Israel. Not only this, Iran has also attacked US military and air force bases in six countries including Bahrain and UAE with missiles and drones. One person has been reported dead in an Iranian attack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There have also been reports of explosions in Saudi Arabia.
Airspace closed in most countries of the Middle East
Iran has targeted US military bases in at least 6 countries in the Gulf region. These include the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, Al-Dhafra Base in the United Arab Emirates, Al-Udeid in Qatar and Ali Al-Salem in Kuwait. Apart from this, names of Jordan and Saudi Arabia have also come up. There are reports of explosions, missiles being intercepted in the sky and debris falling from many places. The Bahraini government has said that their country has been affected by the attack and there is severe chaos in the capital Manama.