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New Iranian attacks hit a building in Dubai and fuel tanks in Bahrain

International News.- A new wave of attacks early this Thursday morning from Iran against countries of the Persian Gulf reached a building in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the fuel tanks of some facilities near the capital of Bahrain, at the beginning of the thirteenth day of conflict in the Middle East. The Dubai government's press office reported that the city's building was hit by a drone and that emergency teams evacuated the block. Although it did not identify the origin of that specific attack, the country's Ministry of Defense later stated that it was intercepting missiles and drones from Iran. For its part, the Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced an "Iranian aggression" targeting fuel tanks in the Muharraq area, near the capital Manama, in a message on X.
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He also reported the activation of alarm sirens and urged residents to take shelter in safe places. The Saudi Ministry of Defense alerted in several posts on X about the identification and interception of drones. According to one of its messages, at least 18 drones have been destroyed overnight. So far, no information about victims or injuries has been released. Iran announced hours earlier a new wave of bombings against Israel and against US targets in the Gulf countries after thirteen days of conflict in which the attacks have not ceased in the region following the joint offensive between the United States and Israel on Tehran on February 28th.

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