Dubai (UAE), March 8 — Dubai Media Office confirmed debris from an aerial interception fell onto a vehicle in the Al Barsha area, killing a Pakistani driver. It also said debris caused a minor incident on the façade of a tower in Dubai Marina; that situation was contained and no injuries were reported, according to posts on X by the office.
As the wider West Asia conflict intensifies, state and regional media have reported further strikes and counterstrikes. Iran’s IRNA, citing the IRGC, said the Haifa refinery was struck by Kheibarshekan missiles. Al Jazeera Breaking reported air strikes targeted an oil storage facility in Tehran and said Hezbollah claimed to have launched missiles at the Haifa naval base and rockets at Kiryat Shmona.
The Jerusalem Post, citing Israeli Defence Forces sources, reported that the Israeli Air Force attacked significant oil resources in the Tehran region that are linked to Iran’s military-industrial complex.
IRNA also quoted judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei as saying intelligence indicates some regional states’ territories are being used, overtly and covertly, by adversaries to launch aggression against Iran. He added that retaliatory strikes against such positions will continue and that the policy has full consensus across the government and establishment, according to IRNA posts.
Analysts say the confrontation has broadened to include several Gulf states. The latest escalations follow a joint US-Israel strike on February 28 on Iranian territory that reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other senior figures, prompting a strong Iranian response. Iran has since launched ballistic missiles and drones at US assets and regional partners, with strikes reported or claimed against Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, raising risks for civilians and expatriates across the region. (ANI)
