As Operation Epic Fury is still in full swing, the remnants of the Iranian regime are still trying to fight back. There are now reports that an Iranian drone has struck the United States embassy in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The embassy had previously been evacuated, and as of this writing, there are no reports of casualties.
The initial video shows what is reportedly the embassy, burning.
🔴NOW
Looks like direct hit to the U.S consulate in Dubai. pic.twitter.com/4SxRQwxaxH
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 3, 2026
Fox News’s Nick Sortor reports from the scene:
🚨 BREAKING: The US Consulate in Dubai had been EVACUATED prior to an Iranian attack drone slamming into it, resulting in no injuries
We could very possibly see the UAE retaliate with Iran striking their sovereign territory.
Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/Jr8VAU5Vj4
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 3, 2026
Mr. Sortor says:
Hey guys, good afternoon, we’re following these reports from Dubai that indicate an Iranian drone hit the U.S. consulate in Dubai. We understand that the building and many of these surrounding buildings had been fully or at least partially evacuated. And again, these are just initial reports coming in. Fox’s Jennifer Griffin is also confirming that a hit did take place in this area. As we look at this story and the (Persian) Gulf countries under threat, just in the past 24 hours, this is the second hit on a U.S. consulate or embassy in the Gulf. Remember, overnight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, two Iranian drones hit the compound. But that compound again, also, was evacuated beforehand. As this is taking place, it raises real questions about air defense systems around these areas.
And, I reviewed a couple of videos online that are circulating, and it indicates that this is an Iranian drone, a very similar sound to the same Shahed 3 drones that the Iranians sold to the Russians in Ukraine. You could often see them in Ukraine, when they would fly quite low, and it sounds almost like a loud lawnmower, buzzing through the sky, and then ultimately there’s an explosion. And again, a lot of different videos are circulating from this area of Dubai, showing that the area of the U.S. consulate in Dubai is on fire, there’s black smoke rising from this part of the city. And so again, the threat from Iranian drones, and we talked about this last hour, the short-range threat will be much more difficult to reduce for the Israelis and the Americans after they go, after these Iranian positions.
Here’s what isn’t mentioned: The United Arab Emirates (UAI) was one of the initial signatories of the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations with Israel.
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Could what’s left of Iran’s military leadership be targeting the UAE indirectly because that country entered into the Abraham Accords? This attack was aimed at the American consulate, but Iran has been lobbing stuff at the UAE in general. Not much has gotten through, but that may change.
Iran seems more and more determined to 1) alienate all of their neighbors, possibly enough where they send their air forces to America and Israel’s party, and 2) go down swinging. As for that last option, if they decide they want to do down fighting, I expect the U.S. and Israeli response will be along the lines of “Your terms are acceptable.”
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