Dubai Under Missile Threat: Fire Reported at Fairmont Palm Jumeirah

A fire is seen near the entrance of the Fairmont The Palm hotel in Dubai during an Iran air attack, according to video shared on social media and reviewed by The Independent, as Tehran launches strikes after overnight US and Israeli attacks across Iran.

The verified clip appears to capture the moment a projectile lands just outside the luxury hotel on Palm Jumeirah, with flames visible close to the main approach. Attempts by The Independent to reach staff at the property brought no response, and local authorities have not yet released details.

Regional fallout from Iran air attack

Explosions are reported in Bahrain, the UAE, Jordan and Qatar, following an earlier warning from Tehran that any US or Israeli assault would trigger a response. Sirens are sounding across Israel, with officials urging residents to move to shelters as the exchange continues.

Iranian state media report dozens of deaths across the country after the joint US-Israeli strikes that follow months of threats from US president Donald Trump. Reports say at least 53 people died at a girls' school, while Tehran officials say 15 people were killed in a sports hall in Fars province.

One person has died in Abu Dhabi after debris fell during the unrest, according to local reports. Witnesses in Tehran say they heard several blasts, and videos from the Iranian capital show thick smoke rising above parts of the city as air defence systems engage incoming fire.

Global travel impact of Iran air attack

Airspace over Iran and Israel is now closed, while officials in Tehran say supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been moved to a secure site. Airlines on Saturday cancelled about half of flights to Qatar and Israel, and around 28 per cent of services to Kuwait, according to early Cirium data.

Overall, about 24 per cent of flights heading to the wider Middle East region are cancelled. The figures are prompting travellers to reroute through other hubs, as aviation authorities and carriers monitor missile activity and adjust schedules and corridors for safety.

Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu order co-ordinated strikes across Iran, describing their action as a "preventative attack". President Donald Trump announces a "major combat operation" in an eight-minute address, saying Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon and adding: "It's been mass terror, and we're not going to take it any longer."

In a letter to the UN, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi writes: "Iran considers all US and Israeli bases, facilities, and assets in the region to be "legitimate military objectives," Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi told the UN Security Council and secretary-general Antonio Guterres in a letter on Saturday." "Iran will continue to exercise its right of self-defense decisively and without hesitation until the aggression ceases fully and unequivocally," he wrote in the letter seen by Reuters.