Iran Has Begun Attacking U.S. Bank Offices In Dubai

• 15.03.2026, 9:24

A video of the Citibank strike has surfaced.

Iranian drones have attacked branches of US bank Citibank in Dubai and Bahrain's capital Manama, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed the strikes, noting that they were in response to recent attacks against two Iranian banks. IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini warned that if the aggression is repeated, "all branches of American banks in the region will become our legitimate target."

Also earlier on March 11, two maritime drones rammed the US tanker Safesea Vishnu in the Iraqi port of Khor al-Zubair. The vessel was transshipping 53 thousand tons of oil at the time of the attack. As a result of a powerful explosion, the left side caught fire, 28 crew members jumped into the water, one person died. Operator Safesea Group of New Jersey (US) said the attack was "deliberate and planned".

At least 16 tankers and other vessels in the Persian Gulf have been attacked since the start of the US-Israeli military operation against Iran, Reuters writes. Hundreds more ships have anchored for fear of strikes in or near the Strait of Hormuz. About a fifth of the world's oil supplies pass through the strait, the agency noted.