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Two Iranian drones impacted a warehouse at Al Salam Naval Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The base, also known as Camp de la Paix, hosts French forces under a bilateral agreement with the UAE.

According to the UAE Ministry of Defense, specialised teams responded to the incident, which caused a fire in two containers holding general materials. No casualties occurred among Emirati or French personnel.

The UAE described the event as resulting from an attack by two Iranian drones, likely Shahed model kamikaze drones. Footage from the scene shows smoke billowing from the site of the impact.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for strikes on UAE military targets and indicated that the French base was indeed a target.

French Defense Minister confirmed the incident in a social media post, confirming that a hangar at the French naval base, adjacent to the Emirati facility, was damaged during a drone attack targeting the Abu Dhabi port area. Vautrin described the damage as limited and material only, with no injuries reported among French personnel.

In a statement issued alongside other European leaders on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that the nation’s military would be available to participate in defensive operations to protect regional partners from Iranian attacks.

The attack occurred as part of Iran’s wide-reaching retaliation to ongoing U.S. and Israeli military operations in the country, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of additional senior commanders.

As of this report, Iran has launched multiple barrages of missile and drone attacks targeting U.S.and Israeli military installations, and civilian areas, in the region. Impacts and shoot-downs have been recorded in 10 Middle Eastern nations as of this report, which have killed at least three American soldiers and several civilians across the UAE, Israel and Bahrain.

In Israel, Iranian missiles struck Beit Shemesh, a city near Jerusalem, resulting in at least nine deaths and nearly 30 injuries. Emergency services reported structural damage to residential buildings and a facility used as a shelter. Earlier incidents in the Tel Aviv area caused one additional civilian fatality.

The bulk of incoming projectiles were intercepted by Israeli air defenses.

In the UAE, strikes and debris from interceptions affected Dubai and Abu Dhabi, including areas near Jebel Ali Port. Dubai International Airport also suffered damage as a result of an impact.

UAE authorities reported three civilian deaths (of Pakistani, Nepalese, and Bangladeshi nationality) and approximately 58 minor injuries from debris or impacts.

In Qatar, missiles targeted the Al Udeid air base, which hosts US forces. The majority of incoming projectiles were intercepted, though some impacts were observed around industrial areas around the base.

Bahrain experienced strikes near the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters and residential towers, producing fires and assessed building damage. Kuwait reported a drone impact at its international airport, causing minor injuries and limited terminal damage.

Additional projectiles targeting U.S. bases in Jordan were shot down, while Iranian proxy groups have launched attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq.

Military operations in the region are ongoing as of this report.

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