US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed the US consulate in Dubai has been struck in a suspected Iranian drone attack.
Mr Rubio confirmed the direct strike of the US facility as he walked into a press conference.
“As I came in, I also saw the media reports about Dubai’s consulate,” he said.
“The last update I had with seconds before getting before these cameras was that a drone unfortunately struck a parking lot adjacent to the Chancery building, and then set off a fire in that place.”
The strike and fire comes after the US started pulling personnel from the region, with US citizens told to get out of the Middle East.
“All personnel are accounted for. As you’re aware, we began drawing down personnel from our diplomatic facilities in advance of this,” Mr Rubio added.
“Our embassies and our diplomatic facilities are under direct attack from a terroristic regime”.
The US is currently organising charter flights to get citizens out of the region.
In an update on Tuesday afternoon (local time), the US confirmed it was “facilitating charter flights from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan” for its citizens.
Footage of the strike quickly circulated online.
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