Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play
- Written by Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University

US-Israeli joint strikes on Iran over the weekend have seen war break out in the region once again and the death of Iran’s supreme leader. Iran has retaliated with volleys of ballistic missiles and drones targeted at Israel, but also several of its Persian Gulf neighbours.
Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and drones across the gulf, at...
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