President Trump says the bombing campaign will continue.
Reports emerged Saturday afternoon of a possible Iranian missile or drone strike on Dubai International Airport amid escalating U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.
Images circulating online appear to show a smoke-filled airport terminal with debris and evacuating passengers. However, as of the publication of this article, UAE authorities had not confirmed a direct strike on the airport.
Authorities suspended operations at both Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airports after the United Arab Emirates closed its airspace in response to ongoing drone and missile attacks.
Iranian state media and the Iranian Red Crescent claimed that more than 200 people were killed and over 700 were injured in U.S.-Israeli strikes across Iran. They also alleged that an apparent errant strike hit a girls’ school in southern Iran, causing dozens of deaths. These casualty figures have not been independently verified.
Earlier Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in a strike on his heavily fortified compound in Tehran. Israeli officials reportedly assessed that up to 10 additional senior Iranian political and military leaders were also killed in the attack. President Donald Trump later told NBC News that he believed the Israeli assessment was accurate. (RELATED: Fox News Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Dead)
The president added that the current military campaign will continue in the coming days, describing it as “heavy and pinpoint bombing” that would proceed “uninterrupted” through the week and possibly longer.
Iran has not confirmed Khamenei’s death.
Videos circulating online show nighttime gatherings in Tehran, including fireworks and cheering crowds.
Explosions were also reported in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Israel, and Jordan. The casualty figures and damage from those incidents remain unclear. (RELATED: Iranian Missiles Strike US Navy Headquarters In Bahrain)
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