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Dubai influencers face jail for posting about Iranian missile strike

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 05, 2026
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Last Saturday, air defenses intercepted Iranian missiles over Dubai. The missiles were destroyed, but wreckage crashed into the Fairmont hotel on Palm Jumeirah and struck near Dubai International Airport, sending flames and shrapnel across some of the city’s most visible landmarks. UAE authorities moved fast — not …

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