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21:57
Fire Contained After Drone Strike Near US Consulate in Dubai
A fire was contained near the US Consulate in Dubai on March 3 after a drone strike, US and Saudi authorities confirmed, as regional tensions intensify amid ongoing US-Israeli military operations against Iran.
The Dubai Media Office said emergency crews responded immediately to a blaze caused by a "drone-related incident" in the vicinity of the diplomatic compound. No injuries were reported, and the fire was brought under control.
Videos circulating on social media showed flames and thick black smoke near at least one building inside the compound. The footage has not been independently verified.
Irans semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported that a Shahed drone hit the consulate compound. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility, framing the strike as part of Tehran's expanding retaliatory campaign across the Gulf targeting US government facilities.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that a drone had struck near the consulate and said all American personnel were safe and accounted for.
Authorities said investigations into the attack are ongoing.
Speaking in Washington, Rubio said airspace closures across the region were complicating evacuation efforts.
"If a country closes their airport -- in some cases the airports have been hit -- we can have the planes lined up to go but we can't get them to land," he said. He added that "a little over 1,500, maybe closer to 1,600 Americans" have requested assistance, and he expressed confidence they would be helped despite delays.
The incident in Dubai came hours after two drones sparked a small fire at the US Embassy in Riyadh, according to Saudi authorities.
On Monday, the US Embassy in Kuwait City was also struck by drones, underscoring the widening scope of attacks on American diplomatic sites.
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20:49
US Announces Iran War Objectives
The White House has outlined four objectives of its ongoing aerial assault against Iran, carried out in tandem with Israel, now in its fourth day.
Announcing the aims of Operation Epic Fury, as the campaign has been named, the White House wrote on X on March 3 that "America will win. The terrorist Iranian regime will be defeated."
It listed the steps to this goal as being to "destroy the Iranian regime's missiles," "Annihilate their Navy," Ensure their terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the world," and "Ensure Iran can NEVER obtain a nuclear weapon."
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20:46
Trump Says 'Something Had To Be Done' About Iran
Speaking at the White House alongside the visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, US President Donald Trump said "Something had to be done" about Iran.
"I had a feeling Iran would have attacked us first," he told journalists on March 3.
"They are even attacking countries, which were kind of friendly with them and were doing nothing hoping to sit it out," Trump continued, noting that Iranian drones and missiles have hit the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman -- which had been mediating talks between Washington and just days before the aerial campaign began on February 28.
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