How the Middle East erupted into war: Videos capture the most shocking moments of conflict so far from drone strikes in Dubai to US fighter jet crash

War broke out in the Middle East when America and Israel launched a joint attack on military targets in Iran early on Saturday morning.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and approximately 50 of his commanders were destroyed; This left the regime more vulnerable than ever.

The remaining leaders launched retaliatory attacks on British and American military bases, civilian buildings in Western allied states, and even oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

From the world’s most expensive warplanes spectacularly sinking into the sky to luxury hotels bursting into flames, these are the most shocking moments of the conflict ever captured on video.

In scenes likened to September 11, an Iranian drone is seen hitting the top of a high building in Bahrain.

A fireball shoots into the night sky, sending flaming debris flying in every direction.

A different angle shot from below on the lower level shows Shahed’s drone-shaped silhouette floating through the air towards the tower, followed by a bright orange glow.

The building is located in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, near a US naval base where another drone crashed into the radar dome earlier in the day.

Also in Bahrain, the dramatic moment when a rocket hit a US military base was captured on video.

Someone traveling in a car films the area already smoldering when a missile hits the ground at high speed.

Earth and debris are thrown meters into the air, sending a large gray mushroom cloud of smoke rising into the sky.

The target was the US Fifth Fleet headquarters, where two satellite terminals and several large buildings were reportedly destroyed or severely damaged.

Debris flies through the air after a rocket crashed into a US military base in Bahrain

Another suicide drone attack was caught on camera; This time, Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah was attacked.

Also known as the Palms, these are man-made archipelagos in the Gulf that are home to hundreds of luxury villas and hotels.

The drone crashed outside the Fairmont The Palm, a famous five-star hotel, which later caught fire, injuring four people.

A message on the hotel’s website reads: ‘We are aware that an incident has occurred in the vicinity of Fairmont The Palm amid the wider regional situation and that debris has been reported in a nearby car park, but guests are assured that the property will remain ‘open and fully operational’.

Flames and smoke rose into the sky after the Fairmont The Palm hotel crash

A terrible rapprochement was caught in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

A tube-shaped missile falls from the sky and explodes violently when it hits the ground.

The missile hit the road where a group of civilians were running in panic as flames and smoke rose towards them.

The missile appears to be in free fall rather than under the influence of a propellant, meaning it was likely intercepted by air defenses.

Civilians in Doha, Qatar, flee from an exploding missile on a remote road

After hours of denials, the regime finally admitted that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed.

During the official announcement of Iranian state news, the announcer wore black and choked back tears as he read the statement from the National Supreme Council.

A post accompanying X read: ‘God is great. God is great. It is with deep sorrow that it is announced to the Iranian nation that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was martyred today in the joint criminal attack of the USA and the Zionist regime.’

Additionally, 40 days of mourning were declared.

Before the official statement, the regime claimed that Khamenei was alive and that the news of his death was “psychological warfare”.

A news anchor cries as he officially announces the death of the Supreme Leader

In a stark image of war infiltrating metropolitan society, a drone or missile was filmed intercepting the sky next to the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

A faint light can be made out as the projectile passes behind the mega-skyscraper before encountering air defense systems and burning up in a bright orange fireball.

While no damage was reported to the Burj Khalifa, another famous Dubai hotel, the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab, caught fire after being hit by shrapnel.

It lights up when a missile or drone is intercepted in the sky next to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai

It was reported that ‘several’ US warplanes crashed in Kuwait this morning.

Footage shows one of them spiraling down towards Earth, seemingly losing all power and control, with smoke and flames visibly pouring from its tail.

All pilots are thought to have jumped out of the plane and parachuted safely.

In the clip, the pilot of the plane was seen alive and walking around.

A spokesman for Kuwait’s defense ministry said: ‘Several US warplanes crashed this morning. All crew members are confirmed to have survived.

‘Authorities immediately launched search and rescue operations, evacuated the crew and transported them to a hospital for medical assessment and treatment. Their condition is stable.” He added that the cause of the accident was being investigated.

It was later revealed that the jets were accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti forces.

An American F-15 jet spirals towards the ground over Kuwait