Name: Dubai Blasts, Baghdad Embassy Attack Mark Escalating West Asia Conflict | Firstpost America | N18G
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But first, a series of explosions have rocked multiple locations across West Asia as the war between Iran, Israel and the US rages on from Qatar to Baghdad and inside Iran itself.

Missile threats, drone attacks and airstrikes are prolonging the conflict, starting with the Gulf region.

The Qatar said it intercepted a missile after multiple explosions were heard in Doha.

In Dubai, residents received alerts warning of potential potential missile threats, followed by reports of blasts across the city.

And in Abu Dhabi, falling debris from an intercepted missile killed one person.

The threat has also spread to key maritime routes, where a tanker near the coast of Oman was struck by an unknown projectile, causing minor structural damage.

The incident comes as the Strait of Hormuz remains under pressure amid rising tensions in Iraq.

The the situation escalated further as a drone and rocket attack targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad and a separate missile strike on a house in the capital killed four people.

A drone attack also sparked a fire at a hotel often used by foreign diplomats, while two drones targeted a major oil field in southern Iraq.

Meanwhile, the US President even expressed surprise that Iran had expanded its attacks across the Gulf.

Led Iran, who's truly a nation of great terror and power.

Look what happened in the last two weeks.

They weren't supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East.

Those missiles were set to go after them.

So they hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, uae, Bahrain, Kuwait.

Reports suggesting the US President was briefed about possible Iranian retaliation in the Gulf.

On Monday, Iran's foreign minister issued a statement saying that Tehran is prepared for prolonged conflict.

We have not sent any message to the US Nor are we requesting a ceasefire.

But this war must come to an end on the condition that it will not be repeated.

When we say that we do not want a ceasefire, it is not because we are seeking war, but

because this time the war must end in such a way that our enemies will never again consider repeating these attacks and this aggression.

Israeli police said missile and interceptor fragments were found at holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City, including areas near the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Meanwhile, Israel has expanded its military operations beyond Iran, launching a wave of strikes on Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah positions.

Several neighborhoods, including a residential building, were hit, with injuries reported as ground operations continued.

According to Lebanon's Health ministry, at least 886 people have been killed since the fighting resumed, including women and children, with more than 2,000 others wounded.

Meanwhile, inside Iran, loud explosions were reported in the capital, Tehran, after a night of heavy bombardment blasts were heard across the City.

Iran has been under sustained attack since the war began, with hundreds reportedly killed.

The escalating violence is also impacting global markets, with oil and gas prices surging amid repeated attacks on energy infrastructure and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

As the crisis deepens and world powers remain divided over how to respond, the world doesn't fit in boxes, so why should yell news on battlefields to negotiation tables?

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