Iran launches fresh wave of strikes around the region


By
Helen Regan and
Antoinette Radford
A yacht sails past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on Sunday.
Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
Iran launched a fresh wave of strikes across the Middle East Sunday morning, with explosions heard by CNN teams in several capitals and major cities.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched a “sixth wave” of missile and drone attacks on Israel and US bases in the region, according to Iranian’s semi official Tasnim news agency
In Israel: The Israeli military said it identified
missiles launched from Iran toward Israel and defensive systems were operational. Rounds of sirens sounded throughout central and southern Israel.
In Dubai: A CNN team on the ground in Dubai heard multiple blasts throughout the morning, and smoke in the sky. Debris from an aerial interception over Dubai’s Business Bay caused a fire the
city’s major commercial port, Jebel Ali, authorities said. Plumes of smoke could also be seen rising from the port.
In Doha: A CNN team on the ground in Doha, Qatar,
heard several loud explosions at 7:30 a.m. local time. Qatar’s Ministry of Interior
said 16 people have been injured, with “limited material damage” in some parts of the country.
In Bahrain: Video geolocated by CNN shows
smoke rising from the vicinity of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Manama. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry
said sirens have been sounded in the country Sunday morning and warned residents to “remain calm and head to the nearest safe space.”
In Iraq: Photos geolocated by CNN show thick black smoke rising from a fire
at the Erbil Airport. Iran’s Fars News Agency reported heavy explosions were heard in the Iraqi city on Sunday morning.
CNN is also working to verify blasts reported in other cities.