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The Middle East Heats Up, As Does Criticism of Trump

By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Tue Mar 03, 2026 at 05:13:00 PM EST
Tags: Trump, Iran, Dubai (all tags)
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The photo above is of the burning Fairmont Hotel in Dubai, which Tehran hit with drones this past weekend in retaliation for the strikes on Iran. The Wall St. Journal, (free link) which posted a video of the burning hotel, reports:

Missiles and drones rained down on Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, targeting bases and other strategic sites and scattering debris from intercepts. The attacks marred the business-friendly reputation Gulf countries took years to build.

The retaliations continue (free link).

The State Department [has] urged Americans to immediately leave 14 countries, and closed U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait after they were hit by drones.

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