Did Iran Target Dubai's Iconic Palm Jumeirah? Here Is The Truth

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A fireball was seen at Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah after Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes against the US military bases in the region. Videos circulating on social media show Palm Jumeirah, one of the safest luxury playgrounds, which is hailed as an untouchable’ Gulf paradise with rising fires and smoke.

People wonder if Iran targeted Palm Jumeirah in its attack against US military bases. However, the truth is that the UAE air defense systems were activated over Dubai as aerial threats were detected, as per the Emirates authorities.

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The footage shows interceptors engaging aerial targets directly over the waters adjacent to Palm Jumeirah, and some of the debris from the missiles reportedly hit luxury hotels on Dubai’s expensive human-origin island.

Viral videos showing fire and smoke on the iconic Palm Jumeirah. After the interception in adjacent waters, debris from destroyed missiles rained down on the area of Palm Jumeirah, causing some damage to a few structures.  The falling debris ignited a fire in a building within the luxury Fairmont The Palm Hotel, leading to speculation that the hotel itself had been hit.

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The incident left four people injured, and the fire is now under control.