Iranian drone attacks, meanwhile, temporarily shut Dubai airport and struck a key oil facility in the United Arab Emirates. Araqchi added that 200 children were among the hundreds of Iranian civilians killed in US or Israeli bombings. The Israeli military said it was carrying out air strikes on Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz. We want this misery to end.”In Israel, air raid sirens sounded warning of Iranian missile attacks. Oil loading operations at the UAE port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman were also suspended following an Iranian drone strike.

Source: The Telegraph March 16, 2026 17:51 UTC