Falling fragments from an intercepted missile damaged the office of the American technology giant Oracle in Dubai, the city authorities reported on Saturday.
“Authorities confirm they responded to a minor incident caused by debris from an intercepted air target that fell on the facade of the Oracle Building in Dubai Internet City. No injuries were reported,” Dubai Media Office said on Platform X.
See also: Employees escape from Dubai paradise. “I've never seen it this quiet.”
Iran's threat is coming true
Iran has threatened to attack US-owned companies in the Middle East in retaliation for the US-led war that has been going on for six weeks. In a statement released Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps advised American workers to avoid their offices.
In response, the company Dell informed employees not to travel on business to the Middle East until mid-April, and advised employees in the region to work remotely. In an internal memo, the company emphasized that employee safety is its priority.
Amazon reported in March that several of its cloud computing facilities had been hit since the war began.
See also: Key facilities in Abu Dhabi on fire. This is the next one in this city
The United States has urged its citizens to reconsider traveling to much of the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, “due to the threat of armed conflict and terrorism.”
War with Iran
The war, which began after the United States and Israel carried out attacks on Tehran on February 28, rocked the global economy – fuel prices skyrocketed and air traffic over parts of the Middle East was diverted.
See also: The war in the Middle East has affected the retirement savings of millions of Poles
President Donald Trump has said the goal of the war is to weaken what he called the “imminent threat” from Iran's ballistic missiles, its alleged nuclear weapons program and its allies in the region.
On Saturday, Trump renewed his earlier demand that Iran open the Strait of Hormuz — through which one-fifth of the world's oil flows — by April 6otherwise he will face consequences. Meanwhile, the US has transferred thousands of troops to the region in recent weeks.
The above text is a translation from American edition of Business Insider
