Explosions occurred in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Eyewitnesses reported explosions in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abu Dhabi and Dubai. This is reported by Al Arabiya TV channel.

It is not specified which objects may have been damaged.

Earlier, the UAE authorities partially closed their airspace. The Fars news agency reported that Iranian missiles hit four US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces stressed that the military base of any country providing assistance to Israel would be the target of strikes.

The Middle East beyond the border: Israel strikes Iran

Israel launches a series of attacks on military and nuclear facilities, Tehran is preparing a response

Israel launched a preemptive strike on targets in Iran on the morning of February 28. The operation was called "Yehuda Shield." Iran has completely closed its airspace to all types of vessels. Explosions and communication outages were recorded in Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

Later, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recorded rocket launches from Iran, directed towards the country. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, part of the Iranian armed forces) has launched a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel. So, in Bahrain, the service center of the Fifth Fleet of the United States was subjected to rocket fire.

At the same time, the IDF launched a massive airstrike on military installations in western Iran. The city of Shiraz was attacked. In addition, 70,000 Israeli reservists were called up for military service.

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