Reporting from Dubai. I have been in the UAE this past week on a family holiday and I was supposed to fly back home tomorrow (Sunday) morning but the airspace has been closed, so we're staying put until further notice. Can't deny that while we were aware of the risk of something happening, we still decided to come here, not the wisest of decisions I know.
I was able to see some of Iran's missiles fly over the coastline of the city with visible attempts by UAE to intercept them.
It started around 13:35 local time, when we heard two loud bangs coming from the direction of the Dubai Marina (SW of where we are) but couldn't see anything from our vantage in the Jumeirah area. We heard a fighter jet flying over the skies about an hour later.
Around 16:40 we heard a series of successive loud bangs which sounded like attempts at intercepting the missile(s) passing by. Here's a picture of an attempt just over the skies.
Around 18:30 I hear a bang and as I go out to watch, I notice a cloud of smoke further in the distance in what seems to be the group of islands known as The World.
Then, just before 19:00 we see a missile crossing the skies in a SW direction along the coast of UAE with several attempts at intercepting it, shown by the white smokey dots. Shortly after, we see what looks like the missile breaking off in the distance (2nd picture). Not long after, there are reports with video clips of a fire at the Fairmont Hotel at the Palm in Dubai. It's speculated that it could have been caused by the debris of the missile, but it's hard to know at this stage.
I saw another attempt at intercepting a missile later on and plenty of bangs since.
From my understanding, Iran has been targeting US military bases in the region. Other than the Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, there is the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai that serves as an important logistics hub for resupply and maintenance of US military ships, which is likely what Iran has been targeting and it corresponds with the direction the missiles were heading towards.
While I'm not too concerned about a missile hitting a public or civilian place (although it can always happen), there is the risk that if a missile gets intercepted above the city, the debris could fall on buildings. The ones we saw were flying close to the coastline.
Will keep you informed on the situation if there are updates.
OFFICIAL 
️ The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran announced via VHF radio that no ship is allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
Military Summary
Новости России | Военные сводки
☠ British Maritime Trade Operations: We have received numerous reports from ships in the Gulf that they have received messages about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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