Missile debris kills one in Abu Dhabi as Iran presses Gulf attacks

Falling debris from a missile intercept killed one person in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi this morning and injured two medical staff in Kuwait, authorities say, as Iran presses its attacks against Gulf countries.

The oil-rich Gulf has been heavily hit by Iranian attacks in response to US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war, with Tehran targeting US assets but also civilian infrastructure.

Debris fell in the Bani Yas area “following the interception of a ballistic missile by air defenses,” the Abu Dhabi Media Office says on X.

The day before, a Palestinian national was killed on the edge of the city when a missile hit his car.

As well as hitting ports, airports, residential buildings and hotels along with military sites across the region, Iran has also struck energy facilities across the hydrocarbon-rich Gulf.

On the east coast of the country, the oil industrial zone of Fujairah was hit this morning, sparking a fire but causing no injuries, local authorities say.

It is the second day in a row that the site is hit, with a source telling AFP on Monday that oil storage loading had been shut down by an attack.