Iranian drones hit US consulate building in Dubai in overnight strike
The US Consulate in Dubai has been hit in a suspected overnight Iranian drone attack.
Footage shows smoke rising from the building as Iran continues their retaliatory attacks across the Middle East.
The country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israel strikes dubbed Operation Epic Fury on Saturday.
Iran has targeted US military bases across the region, including in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait.
The Dubai authorities has confirmed no one was injured in the latest drone attack.
They said: ‘The competent authorities in Dubai succeeded in extinguishing a limited fire in the vicinity of the U.S. Consulate in Dubai resulting from a drone targeting operation, and the incident did not result in any injuries.’
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the drone struck a car park next to the building, which is also near the British Embassy.
He said: ‘As I came in, I also saw the media reports about Dubai’s consulate.
‘The last update I had was that a drone unfortunately struck a parking lot adjacent to the Chancery building, and then set off a fire in that place.
‘All personnel are accounted for. As you’re aware, we began drawing down personnel from our diplomatic facilities in advance of this.’
On Monday Iran also hit the CIA station in Saudia Arabia in suspected drone attacks.
The intelligence agency had pinpointed Khamenei’s location in the attack on his compound in Tehran.
Iran has launched retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, targeting US military bases and organisations.
The CIA station, which was based in the US Embassy in Riyadh, sustained ‘structural damage’ and contaminated the building with smoke.
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