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Live. Israel says it has launched new strikes targeting Tehran and Beirut as war in Iran enters day 18
Trump says operations in Iran are going “very well” despite oil prices soaring globally amid Iranian attacks and shipping disruptions at the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Washington says it’s looking to assemble a coalition to help police the waterway and restore movement. Follow our live blog.
Welcome to our live coverage of day 18 of the war in Iran, where authorities in the United Arab Emirates have reported briefly closing the country’s airspace following a wave of Iranian attacks targeting the Emirates of Dubai and Fujairah early on Tuesday.
Plumes of smoke could be seen rising over Fujairah where drones, according to officials, struck an oil tank farm, sparking a fire. The attacks come as Tehran continues to spiral the wider region into conflict in retaliation to US-Israeli attacks which started on 28 February.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army says it has carried out wide-scale attacks in the early hours of Tuesday against various targets across Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy, Hezbollah.
The attacks continue as the Trump administration continues its efforts to establish a global coalition to police the vital Strait of Hormuz in aims of addressing an ongoing oil price crisis, as Brent crude continues to trade over $100 a barrel.
Follow our live blog for the latest updates from our journalists in the region and worldwide.
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Saudi Arabia intercepts a dozen drones
Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry says it has intercepted a dozen drones fired from Iran on Tuesday morning over the country’s vast Eastern Province, home to oil infrastructure.
8:46 GMT+1
Fire breaks out in Qatar following missile attack, interior ministry says
A fire broke out in an industrial area on Tuesday morning in Qatar after a missile was intercepted over the gas-rich country, the interior ministry said.
8:45 GMT+1
Explosions heard in Doha, alerts in Dubai
Residents of Qatar reported hearing explosions as air defences near the capital, Doha, worked to intercept incoming Iranian fire on Tuesday morning.
Qatar’s Defence Ministry said it intercepted a missile attack on the country a short time later.
In the United Arab Emirates, Dubai residents received a missile alert roughly around the same time.
8:38 GMT+1
UAE reports early wave of attacks from Tehran prompting temporary closure of airspace
Explosions sounded over Dubai early on Tuesday as the United Arab Emirates’ military worked to intercept incoming Iranian fire that caused the country to briefly close its airspace.
The closure was soon lifted, according to the state-run WAM news agency, which quoted the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority as saying.
Authorities said “the situation stabilised,” allowing flights to resume. Shortly after, missile warning alerts were sent to residents of Dubai. The sound of explosions could be heard in city as the military worked to intercept the incoming fire.
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