Several loud blasts heard over Dubai, Doha for second day, witnesses say

Witnesses reported multiple explosions across the Dubai area and in Qatar’s capital, Doha, as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes following U.S. and Israeli attacks. Tehran has said it is targeting U.S. bases and other sites across the Gulf.

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1 March 2026 at 05:46:28

Several loud blasts heard over Dubai, Doha for second day, witnesses say

A missile is intercepted as reported Iranian missiles are launched, as seen from Doha, Qatar, February 28, 2026.

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Several loud blasts were heard in the Dubai area and over the Qatari capital Doha for a second day on Sunday, witnesses said, after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on the neighbouring Gulf states in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Iran has said it would target U.S. bases in the region. It has hit a range of other targets.

-Reporting by Maha El Dahan in Dubai and Andrew Mills in Doha; Editing by Edmund Blair and Christian Schmollinger/Reuters