Dubai: The Iran war exploded further late on Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil-storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict.Israel’s military confirmed that it hit the fuel-storage facilities in Tehran. Associated Press video showed the horizon glowing against the night sky above Tehran.It appeared to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war. State media blamed “an attack from the US and the Zionist regime” at the facility that supplies the capital and neighbouring provinces in the north.Earlier in the day, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologised for attacks on “neighbouring countries”, even as his country’s missiles and drones flew towards Gulf Arab states and hard-liners asserted that Tehran’s war strategy would not change. APStrikes target Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and DubaiMarch 8, 2026 8:16 amDubai: US allies in the Gulf have said the Trump administration did not give them adequate time to prepare for the war. Hours after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s apology, the United Arab Emirates said debris from an aerial interception fell onto a vehicle and killed an “Asian driver”. Four people have now been killed in the UAE since the war began. Authorities have said all were foreign nationals. AP