Explosions rocked cities across the Gulf on Saturday, killing two people in Abu Dhabi, while smoke and flames rose from Dubai landmark The Palm as Iran launched waves of attacks in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes. The attacks hit airports in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait, as well as Gulf military bases and residential areas, raising fears of a wider conflict and rattling a region long seen as a haven of peace and security. Across the UAE, Iran fired 137 missiles and 209 drones at the territory, the country’s defence ministry said, as projectiles streaked across the skies of every Gulf state but Oman, a mediator in the recent US-Iran talks. The UAE defence ministry said most of the missiles and drones were intercepted but at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport officials said at least one person was killed and seven wounded in an “incident”. Earlier, falling debris killed a Pakistani civilian in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates’ capital, officials said. At Dubai International Airport four people were injured according to airport authorities and four others were also hurt at the luxury Palm development. In Qatar, officials said Iran launched 65 missiles and 12 drones towards the Gulf […]