Dubai’s famous Fairmont hotel in flames after Iranian air strike
War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern across Middle EastFull reportUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesIran struck the world-famous Fairmont hotel in Dubai, setting the hotel alight, as the war launched by the US and Israel on Iran quickly...
<p>War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern across Middle East</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/israel-launches-attack-on-iran-as-explosions-heard-in-tehran">Full report</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/28/israel-attacks-iran-as-blasts-heard-in-tehran-live-updates">US-Israeli attack on Iran – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Iran struck the world-famous Fairmont hotel in Dubai, setting the hotel alight, as the war <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/israel-launches-attack-on-iran-as-explosions-heard-in-tehran">launched by the US and Israel on Iran</a> quickly spread to the rest of the Middle East on Saturday.</p><p>Residents watched in shock as an Iranian missile hit the five-star hotel in Dubai’s luxurious Palm Jumeirah area. Social media videos showed fires breaking out near the entrance of the hotel, which led to four people being injured.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/dubais-famous-fairmont-hotel-in-flames-after-iranian-air-strike">Continue reading...</a>
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