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Daily Mail live updates: Black smoke rises above Saudi capital with diplomats warned to take cover after Iranian missile attack as Tehran unleashes 131 suicide drone barrage on UAE
2026-03-06
  • Azerbaijan becomes latest country to be dragged into war as drone strikes international airport

  • Qatar evacuates residents living close to the US embassy in Doha as missiles are intercepted

  • Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed eight people as new offensive is also carried out in Tehran

  • Spain joins Italy, France and Netherlands in sending naval assets to Cyprus in humiliation for Royal Navy

US forces sent a massive Iranian drone carrier up in flames on Thursday as part of its effort to sink the nation's entire Navy as drones and missiles continued to pound the Middle East.

Dramatic video caught the moment the ship, which US Central Command said was 'roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier,' went up in smoke and debris started falling into the water.

'US forces aren't holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy,' CENTCOM warned in a post on X.

It came hours after Iran unleashed its 'most intense barrage yet,' with smoke seen billowing above the world-famous Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi and Qatar saying it was intercepting an incoming missile attack as loud blasts, described as 'the most intense yet', reverberated across Doha.

Fireball explosions were also seen rocking an oil facility in Bahrain as Iranian drones target key energy production infrastructure across the region.

Plumes of black smoke have risen over the Saudi capital where US diplomats have been warned to take cover following an Iranian missile attack.

And Azerbaijan has become the latest country to be dragged into war after two drones struck an airport and a school. Iran has denied it fired the weapons.

But as the fighting now continues, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the country will send four additional Typhoon jets to Qatar.
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