U.S. forces deny Iran's attack on their personnel in Dubai

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) categorically denied this Saturday the claims made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran, which asserted that it had attacked "hideouts" of U.S. troops in Dubai, resulting in more than 500 casualties.

In an official statement posted on social media, CENTCOM was direct: "no U.S. personnel have been attacked in Dubai. The Iranian regime is fabricating lies on social media to hide the reality that its military capabilities are undeniably overwhelmed and degraded."

The spokesperson for the Central Headquarters Khatam al-Anbiya of the IRGC, Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari, stated that Iranian forces attacked two locations in Dubai: one where over 400 personnel were hiding and another with more than 100, causing what he described as "very heavy losses," with ambulances transporting wounded commanders for hours.

No independent source confirmed those figures or the casualties reported by Iran.

This episode follows a documented pattern of Iranian disinformation since the beginning of the conflict, on February 28, 2026, when the U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against nuclear, missile, and IRGC facilities within Iranian territory.

On March 4, the spokesman for the IRGC, Ali Mohammad Naini, had already falsely claimed that 650 U.S. soldiers had died or been injured in the first two days of the war.

However, CENTCOM confirmed only six soldiers killed throughout the war.

Researchers from NewsGuard and the agency AP identified as early as March 6 AI-generated videos showcasing false Iranian victories, including images of burning buildings with visual anomalies that revealed their artificial origin.

CENTCOM also denied that the Iranian attacks were aimed solely at military targets, pointing out that Iran attacked 14 civilian locations, including Dubai International Airport, hotels, and the Port of Dubai.

The conflict is exactly 28 days today, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed confidence this past Friday in achieving military objectives "very soon," describing the operation as one that would conclude in weeks, not months.