{"id":2575778,"date":"2026-03-03T19:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-black-smoke-rises-as-new-us-consulate-compound-hit-by-iranian-strike\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:34:39","slug":"breaking-black-smoke-rises-as-new-us-consulate-compound-hit-by-iranian-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-black-smoke-rises-as-new-us-consulate-compound-hit-by-iranian-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Black Smoke Rises as New US Consulate Compound Hit by Iranian Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-black-smoke-rises-as-new-us-consulate-compound-hit-by-iranian-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>TehranS counterattacks continued with a suspected Iranian drone strike on the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-chinese-spy-rep-swalwell-was-sleeping-with-is-pictured-with-chinese-agent-who-spied-on-sen-feinstein-for-20-years\/\" title=\"HUGE: Chinese Spy Rep. Swalwell Was Sleeping With Is Pictured with Chinese Agent Who Spied on Sen. Feinstein for 20 Years\">consulate<\/a> in Dubai, causing a fire in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">parking lot<\/a> that Dubai authorities later said was contained. the Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">reported<\/a> no casualties adn that all consulate personnel were accounted for, as U.S.officials noted that American personnel had been withdrawn from the region amid the escalation. The Dubai incident followed a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >separate drone strike<\/a> on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Reuters reported no injuries in Dubai. the events are described as part of tehran&#8217;s ongoing drone campaign in the Middle East.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tehran&rsquo;s counterattacks continued to wreak havoc in the Middle East Tuesday as the U.S. consulate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, came under fire.<\/p>\n<p>A black pillar of smoke could be seen rising from the consulate&rsquo;s parking lot following an Iranian drone attack.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai&rsquo;s government later announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-eye-of-fire-seen-in-ocean-after-mexicos-state-owned-oil-company-suffers-offshore-gas-leak\/\" title=\"WATCH: \u2018Eye Of ...\u2019 Seen In Ocean After Mexico\u2019s State-Owned Oil Company Suffers Offshore Gas Leak\">resulting fire<\/a> had been contained, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/iran-israel-us-strikes-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: U.S. Consulate in Dubai was hit by a suspected Iranian drone<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully there were 0 casualties and the fire was quickly put out<\/p>\n<p>Pray for our brave troops! &#128591;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F0KrpB4O6w\">pic.twitter.com\/F0KrpB4O6w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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A dark smoke plume rose from the consulate\u2019s parking area, and Dubai\u2019s government later said the resulting fire had been contained, per The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Reports claimed the Dubai consulate was hit by a suspected Iranian drone. There were no casualties, and the fire was quickly brought under control. A social-media post accompanying the report urged people to pray for U.S. troops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It appears no Americans were killed, with officials saying all embassy personnel in Dubai were accounted for. No injuries were reported, Reuters noted, and U.S. personnel had already been withdrawn from the region as Tehran\u2019s attacks escalated. 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