Unclear if Pezeshkian's apology to neighbours will make a differencepublished at 11:38 GMT

11:38 GMT

Lyse Doucet
Chief international correspondent

It’s not clear what impact Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s apology to neighbouring states will have on the ground.

His gesture may be a response to the enormous anger among Arab leaders who, in recent years, had developed a new relationship with their former arch- enemy; many had urged the US not to go to war against Iran.

A senior official in the region told me their rupture with Tehran would last for decades. But the president, and military officials, are still making it clear that if attacks originate from US military bases in the region they will be a target.

The president, a relative moderate in Iran’s system, is known for trying to strike more conciliatory tones. After the major wave of nation-wide protests in January was crushed by lethal force, he apologised for the government’s failure to resolve economic issues – but didn’t address the calls from the streets for political change.

US President Donald Trump has shared an update on his Truth Social platform.

In apparent reference to comments made by the Iranian president earlier, Trump says that Iran "has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore."

He says that "this promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack." Iran has not entirely reined in its strikes on its neighbours, with an apparant drone strike seen near Dubai International Airport. Qatar also says it has intercepted a missile.

Later in the post, Trump says that "today Iran will be hit very hard!"

"Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death," are "areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time."

Footage shows apparent drone impact at Dubai airportpublished at 11:17 GMT

11:17 GMT

Image source, X

Yi Ma and Paul Brown, BBC Verify

Footage shared on social media this morning shows what appears to be a drone impact within the perimeter of Dubai International Airport.

The footage, filmed from an industrial area just south of the airport, shows an explosion close to a terminal building. The person filming can be heard saying "another drone" and there is a audible whirring sound prior to impact which is consistent with sounds made by drone engines.

An object can be briefly seen descending sharply before the explosion, but it is not possible to identify what it is.

The impact appears to have occurred to the north of a train line and a Hertz building, which would place it close to Concourse A. At least four aircraft can be seen parked on the apron next to the building.

It is unclear if the impact was the result of an interception or a targeted strike.

Earlier this morning Emirates Airlines announced the suspension to operations, but that post has now been deleted and replaced by one saying services have resumed.

Nick Beake
Europe correspondent reporting from Dubai

Image source, Reuters

Some flights are taking off and landing at Dubai International Airport, following an explosion filmed there earlier today.

The authorities in the UAE earlier suspended operations, without giving an explanation for the decision.

Footage showing a projectile and explosion at the airport has been verified by the BBC.

The official X account of the Government of Dubai Media office posted that there had been no incident at the airport on Saturday.

It says: “Dubai authorities have confirmed that a minor incident resulting from the fall of debris after an interception has been successfully contained. No injuries have been reported. Authorities have also denied reports circulating on social media regarding any incidents at Dubai International Airport.”

Some flights have been departing, but with delays.

Emirates flight EK001 to London Heathrow, which was due to leave Terminal 3 at 07:00 local time, is now showing as departed following a delay of several hours.

Planes are steering clear of the area around Iran due to safety concerns and closed airspace.

Here’s a map from Flightradar, showing the situation at around 10:30 GMT.

Image source, Flightradar

Meanwhile, we've also seen a photo of an Emirates flight taking off from Dubai International Airport after an area near the airport was struck. We don't yet know if full operations have resumed in Dubai.

Image source, Reuters

Iranian media are reporting explosions in Tehran. We've also just seen the below image, which shows smoke rising over the city a short while ago.

At around 08:50 GMT, Israel's military said it was conducting new strikes on infrastructure in Tehran and Isfahan.

Image source, EPA

Image source, Reuters

Foreign oil companies in the Middle East have started evacuating their staff out of oilfields in Iraq.

Footage gathered by Reuters news agency shows staff crossing through the Safwan border into Kuwait.

A security guard at US oil firm Halliburton, Mohamed Ta'meh, told the agency that “due to the security situation in Iraq, foreign staff working at the oil stations (in Iraq) have left for the state of Kuwait, and from there they will see where they will go.”

Oil fields have been a target during the week-long conflict, with another US oil firm, HKN Energy, halting production at a site in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday following reports from the regional government of an attack by "outlaw groups in Iraq".

Earlier, we reported that a drone struck a location near Dubai International Airport.

Here's a video showing how the event unfolded.

The IDF says it "continues to degrade" Hezbollah capabilities in Lebanon.

Overnight, it completed an "additional wave of strikes targeting rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities, and additional military sites" in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa valley, the Israeli military writes in a post on Telegram.

The IDF says commanders of Hezbollah's Radwan Force were also struck, as well as two Radwan command centres in the area of Majdal Sel in southern Lebanon.

The Radwan Force is Hezbollah's elite commando unit.

The IDF says "steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians" before the attack.

Separate photos we shared earlier also show charred buildings and piles of rubble in Beirut's capital, Lebanon. The IDF has issued mass evacuation orders in recent days, resulting in thousands being displaced from their homes

Image source, IRNA

Iranian media have shared this image of a burning ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

This follows a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) earlier, which said it had targeted an oil tanker in the gulf that was passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC reiterated that it is not allowing oil tankers and commercial vessels "allied with hostile countries" to pass through the strait.

The BBC has verified footage showing a drone striking near Dubai International airport.

Video shared widely on social media shows an explosion and a large plume of smoke above near the terminal. In the footage, a man can be heard describing "another drone" and a whirring sound is heard just before the explosion.

The exact location of the impact is not clear, but appears to be near the airport's concourse A.

We'll bring you the video shortly.

Large-scale evacuations were carried out yesterday in the Dahieh suburbs of southern Beirut, Lebanon, where Israel has been carrying out strikes.

BBC Arabic has been speaking with displaced families.

"What can I say? We no longer know what to take with us, what to do, or how we will run while carrying our children," says Fatima.

"Sometimes I sit and think about my house: is it possible that I may never see it again? I still haven’t finished repairing it since the previous war," she adds.

"Last time when we were displaced, we took the cat with us. We put it in a hotel and paid money for it, while we ourselves were displaced to a school... But this time we couldn’t take it out."

Zahraa describes how she slept in a car. "There were four of us," she says.

"It was a shock for us to leave our homes like that. There was suffocating traffic, and we kept thinking that we might be hit by an airstrike at any moment. No one could understand what was going to happen."

We are seeing photos from Beirut's southern suburbs, which have been targeted by Israeli strikes.

In a post on X yesterday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Israeli Air Force had struck "terror targets" in the Dahiyeh district, including Hezbollah and IRGC command centres.

Thousands have been displaced from their homes after sweeping evacuation orders were issued by Israel.

“Of course, everyone is afraid, but we always have to have hope," one woman told the BBC from a makeshift shelter in Beirut yesterday.

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

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Sasha Schlichter
BBC World Service

Regional states hosting US bases are adamant they've not allowed them to be used to launch attacks against Iran.

Several Gulf countries even tried to dissuade Washington from starting its bombing campaign.

And yet, Iran's first reaction, exactly a week ago, was to lash out at its neighbours, even at Oman which had been mediating in diplomacy.

Now, in a speech broadcast on state TV, President Pezeshkian declared that Iran would stop its attacks, unless attacked first.

He also apologised to Iran's neighbours, and vowed that Iran would continue resisting, saying its enemies "must take their wish for the surrender of the Iranian people to their graves".

However, Qatar's defence ministry has also reported that it has intercepted a missile.

The Israel Defense Forces says it has started a "broad wave" of strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure in Tehran and Isfahan.

This is its first announcement today on its English Telegram channel about strikes on Iran.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has targeted an oil tanker in the gulf that was passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement shared on Telegram, it says an oil tanker under the name "Prima" was struck by a drone after "ignoring repeated warnings" issued by the IRGC Navy about the "prohibition of traffic" through the strait.

The IRGC adds it is not allowing oil tankers and commercial vessels "allied with hostile countries" to pass through the Strait.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most significant lanes for shipping energy, and about a fifth of the world's oil and gas passes through it.

The war in the Middle East has seen the shipping lane grind to an effective standstill, with the Iranian regime threatening earlier this week to "set fire" to vessels that attempt to go through.

US President Donald Trump later said that the US navy could escort ships through the passage "if necessary".

Nick Beake
Europe Correspondent reporting from Dubai

There is ongoing confusion about the status of flights in and out of Dubai today.

The United Arab Emirates says another Iranian strike was intercepted early this morning.

On X, the official account of the Government of Dubai Media Office has called it a “minor” incident with some falling debris but no injuries.

It has denied reports on social media the international airport had been impacted.

Dubai International Airport has said in the past hour that operations have been suspended, but moments ago posted that flights are partially resuming.

Emirates - one of the two UAE flag carriers - has also announced it is resuming operations, asking customers with flights today to come to the airport.

The Government of Dubai Media Office has also reposted Emirates’s latest message about its operations restarting.

Dubai International Airport says it has "partially resumed operations", with some flights operating out of Dubai International Aiport and Al Maktoum International Airport.

This follows a temporary suspension of services earlier today.

"Please do not travel to the airport unless you have been contacted by your airline that your flight is confirmed, as schedules continue to change," it adds.

The BBC's Anna Foster has just been speaking on the Today programme, reporting from Doha.

Just as she was reporting the news that Iran's president said the country would not target its neighbours in strikes, an alert started sounding on her phone.

"You might be able to hear in the background as I'm speaking an alert siren," she says.

"I feel like I've used the word unpredictable so much in last week, but when I'm preparing to let you know that the Iranian president has apologised to his neighbours and said no more attacks, and then you hear a siren moments later, I think it's a real example of that unpredictability in action," she says.

Qatar's Ministry of Defense says its armed forces have "intercepted" a missile attack.

The update was shared in a post published on X just before 11:00 local time (08:00 GMT).

It comes just a message from Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian was broadcast a video message on Iranian state television, saying Iran would no longer target neighbouring countries.