On Sunday, loud blasts could be heard in Dubai and Doha, the capital of Qatar. Oman was also hit for the first time in retaliatory attacks on Gulf neighbours in response to a 'U.S. Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic have increased.

Iran said that it would "target U.S. military bases in the area" but has actually hit other targets throughout?Gulf Cities.

A Dubai media office released a statement stating that two people were injured after shrapnel was thrown by drones when they were intercepted. Dubai's airport international, the iconic Burj Al Arab and the man-made Palm Jumeirah Island were all damaged.

The Jebel Ali port area continued to be filled with thick black smoke after one of the berths was set ablaze by debris from a missile intercepted on Sunday.

The state news agency reported that two drones targeted the commercial port of Duqm in?Oman. One worker was injured.

Dubai is the largest tourism and trade hub in the Middle East, and its airport is one of the busiest travel hubs around the globe.

Qatar's interior minister said on Sunday that it had responded to a?limited fire in an industrial zone, after debris from a missile intercepted fell. Reporting by Maha El-Dahan in Dubai, and Andrew Mills from Doha. Editing by Edmund Blair and Christian Schmollinger.

(source: Reuters)