Iran Missiles Force Dubai Airport Closure, Gulf Disrupted

This barrage occurred despite Iran's president apologizing to neighboring countries for its attacks, promising no further targeting unless strikes originated from their territory. Kuwait's national oil company announced a "precautionary" cut to production due to the attacks and threats to the Strait of Hormuz.

The UAE Ministry of Defense reported intercepting 15 of 16 ballistic missiles and 119 of 121 drones on Saturday, bringing the total detected since the war began to 221 missiles and over 1,300 drones. Other targets included Abu Dhabi airport, the Palm Jumeirah development, the Burj Al Arab luxury hotel, and the US consulate in Dubai, where drone debris caused a fire.

Emirates airline briefly suspended all flights to and from Dubai but later resumed operations. Dubai Airports confirmed four employees were injured and a terminal damaged in an earlier incident.

Jordan accused Iran of directly targeting its vital installations with 119 missiles and drones in the past week.