A man walks away after watching a black plume of smoke rising from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 1, 2026, following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai. (AP Photo)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain Attack News Today Live Updates: Abu Dhabi authorities are responding to a fire in the Ruwais Industrial Complex after a drone attack, the emirate’s government media office said on Tuesday, adding there were no injuries. The complex houses Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) facilities that can refine up to 922,000 barrels of oil per day and serves as the central hub for the emirate’s downstream operations, including significant chemical, fertilizer, and industrial gas plants, Reuters reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that his country is prepared to continue the attacks “for as long as” necessary. “The firing continues, and we are well prepared to continue attacking them with our missiles as long as needed, and as long as it takes,” Araghchi told US broadcaster PBS News.
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Woman killed, 8 injured after Iran attack on residential building in Bahrain: An Iranian attack in Bahrain killed a 29-year-old Bahraini woman and injured eight others after a strike hit a residential building in the capital Manama, said the Interior Ministry. “A 29-year-old Bahraini woman died, and eight people were injured as a result of the blatant Iranian aggression against a residential building in Manama,” said the ministry in a post on X.
One Week of War: Key Events — Feb 28 to March 9, 2025
Chronology of the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran and its escalating regional fallout
U.S. and Israel launch coordinated attack on Iran — war begins
American and Israeli forces strike Iran in a coordinated military operation. Iranian counter-attacks begin almost immediately across multiple theatres.
Day 1 · War Begins
Missile hits Minab primary school — 175 schoolgirls & staff killed
A strike on a primary school in Minab, southern Iran, kills 175 schoolgirls and staff on the war’s first day — the single deadliest civilian attack of the opening week, per Iranian Red Crescent Society.
Civilian Deaths · Iran
Iranian missile strikes Sweida, Syria — 4 killed
An Iranian missile hits a building in the southern Syrian city of Sweida, killing four people, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.
Regional Spillover · Syria
Iranian missile hits Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem — 9 civilians killed
Nine of Israel’s 11 civilian deaths in the first week come from a single Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh, a city near Jerusalem, per Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service.
Civilian Deaths · Israel
Iran strikes Gulf states hosting U.S. military bases — 15 killed
Iranian missiles and projectiles hit UAE (4 dead), Saudi Arabia (2), Bahrain (2, incl. Manama residential building), Kuwait (6, incl. a child), and a tanker off Oman’s coast (1) — drawing all U.S. base-hosting nations in the Gulf into the conflict.
Gulf Escalation · 5 States Hit
U.S. airstrike kills Islamic Resistance in Iraq commander
A commander of the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq — an umbrella group of armed factions — is killed in a strike on his vehicle, per Reuters sources. Iraq’s overall death toll stands at 15.
Targeted Strike · Iraq
Hezbollah re-enters conflict; IDF reports first soldier deaths
Lebanon’s Hezbollah resumes attacks on Israel in solidarity with Iran. Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least 486. Two Israeli soldiers are killed in southern Lebanon — the first IDF fatalities since hostilities with Hezbollah resumed.
Lebanon Front · 488 Killed
U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka — 104 killed
The Iranian army reports 104 deaths after a U.S. submarine sinks an Iranian warship in waters off Sri Lanka’s coast. These deaths are additional to the Red Crescent Society’s 1,230+ toll for Iran.
War at Sea · Indian Ocean
Confirmed death toll reaches 1,770+ across 11 countries
More than ten days after the war began, confirmed deaths span Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, the U.S., Kuwait, Syria, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman. Reuters has not independently verified the figures.
Toll Update · March 9
Drones intercepted by UAE: UAE air defences said that they were responding to incoming missile and drone threats launched from Iran, with the Ministry of Defence confirming that sounds heard across parts of the country are caused by interception operations. “UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. MOD asserts that the sounds heard are the result of the Air Defence Systems intercepting missiles and drones,” UAE Ministry of Defence said in a post on X.
As misinformation regarding “missile alerts” circulates on social media, The Indian Express Global Desk adheres to rigorous verification standards. Our reporting is grounded in direct updates from the UAE National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA), the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), and the Saudi and Bahraini Ministries of Defence.
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