A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. “A security source reported that the commercial port of Duqm was targeted by two drones,” the Oman News Agency said in a post on X. The second day of strikes comes on the heels of deadly attacks, with two civilians killed in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi as Iran targeted military bases but also civilian infrastructure across the Gulf on Saturday. The oil-and-gas-rich Arab monarchies, lying just across the Gulf from Iran, are long-term American allies and host a clutch of US military bases. In Manama, the Iranian attacks saw drones and shrapnel slam into residential buildings, while Saturday’s unprecedented barrage also targeted Riyadh and eastern Saudi Arabia.

Source: Punch March 01, 2026 12:41 UTC