Iranian state-aligned media outlets report that a US military base in Dubai was struck by Iranian drones and missiles, causing explosions, just a day after suspected US-Israeli strikes on Tehran.
Iranian state media networks are circulating claims of a direct strike on American military assets in the United Arab Emirates. Akharin Khabar, a prominent conservative and state-aligned Iranian news aggregator, alongside the IRGC-affiliated Fars News International, reported an explosion at a US military base in Dubai.
The state-aligned outlets explicitly claim Iranian responsibility for the assault. According to Akharin Khabar, which cited the regional network Sabereen News: The US base in Dubai was targeted by Iranian drones and missiles. The impacts resulted in multiple explosions at the facility.
This reported retaliation comes exactly one day after a massive series of suspected attacks inside Iran. During the early morning hours of March 16, 2026, western Tehran was rocked by approximately 30 severe explosions within a single hour. The strikes heavily damaged strategic infrastructure, including fuel facilities and aircraft at Mehrabad Airport. Following the Tehran incident, local Iranian opposition channels pointed to potential involvement by Israel and the United States, providing the immediate backdrop for today's reported strike on US forces in Dubai.
The source messages rely on 'Sabereen News' as the primary originator of the claim. Both Akharin Khabar and Fars News International operate as state-aligned or IRGC-affiliated outlets, which accounts for the explicit and unsoftened framing of the attack as an Iranian operation.