Iranian attacks continue in the Gulf, raising questions about ceasefire

The last-minute ceasefire announcement in the Iran war was met with widespread relief across the Gulf on Tuesday night as the region braced for the worst amid the spiralling war of words between Washington and Tehran.

But neither Iran nor the United States said when the ceasefire would begin, and that became evident on Wednesday morning when the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain reported new Iranian attacks.

Euronews journalists in Dubai received air-raid alerts early Wednesday morning and observed renewed daily fighter-jet defence activity over the city throughout the morning.

The UAE announced a new attack was launched on its Habshan gas complex, ending the short-lived relief that a ceasefire would bring the much-wanted calm.

The UAE said it would suspend production at the Habshan gas complex, as falling debris from an interception of an attack caused multiple fires at the facility, with two Emiratis and one Indian national suffering minor injuries, according to the Abu Dhabi media office.

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