Several injured as luxury Dubai hotel hit amid Iranian missile strikes

An Iranian missile struck the world-famous Fairmont The Palm hotel in Dubai, setting the building alight, as the war launched by the US and Israel on Iran quickly spread to the rest of the Middle East on Saturday. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Residents watched in shock as explosions rocked the five-star hotel in Dubai’s luxurious Palm Jumeirah area. Social media videos showed smoke rising from the building as a fire broke out near the hotel entrance, injuring four people Explosions rock Dubai, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/dubais-famous-fairmont-hotel-in-flames-after-iranian-air-strike The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theGuardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #dubai #iran #iranwar #middleeast