Iran says Dubai hotel hit with kamikaze drone targeting US presence

ISTANBUL

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Saturday that a hotel in Dubai was struck with a kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle in attacks targeting US elements in the region.

The semi-official Tesnim News Agency published a statement on the 84th wave of the “True Promise-4” operation.

A hotel in Dubai was hit with a kamikaze drone, while six US landing craft (LCU-type) at the Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait were also targeted, according to the statement.

It claimed that three of the vessels sank and the remaining three were heavily damaged in the attack, which it said involved Qadir 380 missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles).

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that US troops in Gulf countries had left their bases and taken shelter in hotels, urging hotels not to accommodate the soldiers.

Iran has retaliated to US and Israeli attacks on its territory with waves of drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, inflicting casualties and infrastructure damage, while disrupting global markets and aviation.

*Writing by Merve Berker​​​​​​​