{"id":112799,"date":"2026-03-03T15:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=112799"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:03:11","slug":"watch-smoke-seen-at-u-s-consulate-in-dubai-amid-iran-linked-drone-and-missile-barrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/watch-smoke-seen-at-u-s-consulate-in-dubai-amid-iran-linked-drone-and-missile-barrage\/112799\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Smoke seen at U.S. Consulate in Dubai amid Iran-linked drone and missile barrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:de90dea4-ecb1-4f0e-8336-4a122facf9b1-50\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-102\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6c8bb5a5-362e-4212-ad8d-1ef931cfba4a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"897\">Eyewitness posts and local reports indicate smoke and emergency response activity near the U.S. Consulate in Dubai\u2019s Al Seef area, with residents describing a loud blast and visible smoke rising over the diplomatic compound. Independent confirmation on whether a drone directly struck the consulate or whether the smoke was caused by falling debris from intercepted drones is still unverified by official sources.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1352\">The wider context is a wave of drone and missile strikes launched by Iran against Gulf states, including the UAE, in retaliation for the broader U.S.-Israel military campaign in Iran. UAE air defenses have intercepted hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones, but debris from downed aerial weapons has caused damage and fires in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, including at infrastructure sites like ports and hotels.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Images that appear to show the moment an Iranian one-way attack drone, likely a Shahed-136, struck the US Consulate on Tuesday night in Dubai. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwu5qMYIKE\">pic.twitter.com\/fwu5qMYIKE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stats&News (@Mat_tttm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mat_tttm\/status\/2028922315329675688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1401\">Broader Iranian strikes on the UAE and Gulf<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1774\">Iran\u2019s campaign has targeted not only military sites but also civilian infrastructure and urban areas across Gulf states. Official tracking shows that UAE defenses intercepted large numbers of missiles and drones. However, some debris fell within UAE territory, causing fires and injuries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other Emirates.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"2025\">The UAE has condemned the strikes as violations of its sovereignty and a threat to regional peace. The attacks have already led to the closure of the UAE embassy in Tehran and withdrawal of diplomatic staff.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2070\">Conflict escalation and diplomatic risk<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2481\">The reported incident near the U.S. Consulate in Dubai, if confirmed, would mark a significant escalation in the ongoing hostilities, shifting risk from agricultural or commercial sites toward diplomatic targets. Tehran\u2019s broader aerial campaign, involving drones and missiles, has already hit other U.S.-related posts in the region, such as the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2838\">At this time, official statements from U.S. or UAE authorities regarding direct damage to the Dubai consulate have not yet been released. Local emergency responses and eyewitness posts suggest heightened activity in the area, but the situation remains fluid and evolving. Updates are expected as governments and defense officials assess the situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eyewitness posts and local reports indicate smoke and emergency response activity near the U.S. Consulate in Dubai\u2019s Al Seef area,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":112800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[1454,4713,4136,35618,535,6167,35537,8162,13193,750,35617],"class_list":["post-112799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-attack","tag-drones","tag-dubai","tag-gulf","tag-iran","tag-khamenei","tag-netanyau","tag-strikes","tag-tehran","tag-trump","tag-us-consulate"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112799"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112802,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112799\/revisions\/112802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}