Iran launched a series of attacks across the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, targeting commercial shipping routes, energy facilities, and Dubai International Airport, as tensions rose in the ongoing conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel.

Two Iranian drones struck near Dubai’s main airport, the world’s busiest international travel hub and Emirates airline’s headquarters. Authorities reported that four people were injured in the incident, but airport operations continued.

Iran’s joint military command has also announced plans to target banks and financial institutions in the Middle East. The threat has raised concerns in financial hubs such as Dubai, as well as in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

Earlier in the day, a projectile struck a container ship near the coast of Oman in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, igniting a fire and forcing most crew members to abandon the vessel, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.

Air defense systems across the region were activated as several Gulf countries intercepted incoming drones and missiles. Kuwait reported shooting down eight Iranian drones, while Saudi Arabia intercepted five drones headed toward the kingdom’s Shaybah oil field.

Iran’s latest attacks have significantly disrupted shipping in the narrow Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy corridors through which roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies pass on their way from the Persian Gulf to international markets.

At the same time, Israeli forces intensified airstrikes on targets in Tehran, while additional attacks were reported in Beirut and southern Lebanon, where Israel said it was targeting positions linked to the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

One Israeli strike ignited a building fire in Beirut’s densely populated Aicha Bakkar district, though there were no immediate reports of casualties. Elsewhere in southern Lebanon, seven people were reported k!lled in separate airstrikes.

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