Attacks on Iranian cities, explosions in Syria and drone strikes in the UAE

American-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran and other cities in Iran continued on the night from Friday to Saturday. Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus. In Dubai, missile fragments hit the building of the American company Oracle, and in Abu Dhabi on Friday, one person died in a fire in a gas complex.

On Saturday morning, further explosions were reported in northern Tehran, accompanied by a sound resembling a drone, according to AFP. These were a continuation of night raids on capital districts and other cities, including Isfahan, Urmia, Khorramabad, Karaj and Qom. According to the English-language website Al-Jazeera, the targets included: industrial facilities.

Iranian authorities said the death toll from the U.S.-Israeli attacks on a bridge in Karaj on Thursday rose to at least 13; the crossing was destroyed and is out of use.

On Saturday morning, explosions were heard in Damascus and its surroundings, Syrian state television reported. According to initial reports, they may have been related to the operation of Israeli air defense intercepting Iranian missiles.

At the same time in Iraq west of Basra a fire broke out in warehouses belonging to foreign oil companiesafter the object was hit by a drone – said security sources quoted by Reuters.

Bahrain's Ministry of Interior reported the activation of sirens and urged residents to go to the nearest safe place. Earlier in Sitra, near Manama, four people were slightly injured and several houses damaged by falling debris after Iranian drones were intercepted.

In Dubai fragments after intercepting an aerial object fell on the facade of the building of the American company Oracle in the Dubai Internet City district. According to authorities, no one was hurt in the incident. Oracle was previously on the list of 18 American companies that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced would retaliate against.

The authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also reported that an Egyptian citizen was killed and four people were slightly injured during the evacuation of the Habshan gas complex in the emirate of Abu Dhabi on Friday evening. A fire caused by shrapnel broke out at the country's largest gas processing plant after intercepting an air target. The fire caused significant damage.

The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28; since then, airstrikes have been ongoing against this country, which in response attacks Israel and the Persian Gulf countries.

As reported by Al-Jazeera, the war tally includes over 2,000 dead in Iran, over 100 in Iraq, 24 in Israel and 12 in the UAE. The number of people killed in Lebanon since Israel resumed widespread attacks after Hezbollah entered the war on Iran's side has risen to 1,345, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (PAP)

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