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‘Angry, horrified and mystified’: Dubai hit with retaliatory strikes following US-Israeli attacks on Iran

By WTOP Staff

The U.S.-Israeli air assault continues in Iran and the Islamic Republic is striking back at neighboring countries that are seen as friendly to the U.S.

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That includes Dubai, which saw some retaliatory strikes over the weekend and has been forced to close its main airport.

Mike Leventhal, with Bader Media Group, spoke with WTOP’s John Aaron and John Domen about what he saw after debris from intercepted missiles and drones hit parts of the city.

Read and listen to the interview below.

The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces

By The Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military said early Thursday it had completed “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” conducted in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The latest barrage came after the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. Central Command said in a social media post that over two hours the U.S. struck “dozens” of targets belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, including military command centers as well as missile and drone facilities, and coastal surveillance and defense sites. The new strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit Iran “very hard” after it targeted a base in Jordan that hosts U.S. troops. Iranian state media said two people were injured in attacks on the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz and that explosions were also reported in Khuzestan province to the northwest.
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