One person has been killed as a result of falling debris in Abu Dhabi, while sirens are sounding across Israel with citizens warned to take shelter.
It comes after Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched co-ordinated strikes across Iran in a “preventative attack”.
President Donald Trump confirmed a “major combat operation” in an eight-minute speech, stating Iran could never have a nuclear weapon and adding: « It’s been mass terror, and we’re not going to take it any longer. »
Witnesses said they heard the blasts in the Iranian capital, while footage appears to show columns of smoke rising above the city.
Iran and Israel have closed their airspace, while officials in Tehran said their supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location.
The development comes amid heightened tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme – its long-running effort to enrich uranium, which Western powers fear could be used to produce nuclear weapons.
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Drone targets Kuwait’s international airport, state news agency says
A drone targeted Kuwait’s international airport, causing light injuries to several workers and limited material damage, the Kuwaiti state news agency reported on Saturday as Iran continued to launch strikes targeting U.S. bases in the region.
In the United Arab Emirates, loud bangs and plumes of smoke have been seen in Dubai’s Palm Island neighbourhood.
