The security situation in the region continues to escalate after a drone attacked the Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday morning. Although the strike caused no casualties, it caused material damage and provoked a sharp diplomatic response from Abu Dhabi.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday morning that its consulate general in Iraqi Kurdistan had been targeted by a drone attack. No one was injured in the strike, but property was damaged, TASR reports, according to a report by the AFP agency.
- The Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Iraqi Kurdistan was hit by a drone attack.
- The UAE demands that the Iraqi authorities investigate the attack and identify the perpetrators.
- Iran has been attacking Dubai and American bases in the Persian Gulf since February 28.
Retaliatory attacks by Iran
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the attack “constitutes a dangerous escalation and a threat to regional security and stability.” “(Attacks) targeting diplomatic missions and facilities represent a gross violation of all international norms and laws,” it stressed.
It was not immediately clear where the drone came from, the statement said, and the UAE called on local authorities to “investigate the circumstances of this attack in order to identify those responsible.”
Iran has been retaliating against Dubai and other cities, along with US bases in the Persian Gulf, since February 28 when the US and Israel attacked it. The United Arab Emirates announced that it had recorded more than a thousand strikes against its territory since the start of Iranian operations.
