Australia says Iranian projectile hits UAE airbase, all personnel safe


Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the shooting at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

SYDNEY, March ⁠18 (Reuters) - Australian ⁠Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ‌said an Iranian projectile on Wednesday hit near ​its Al Minhad ⁠Air Base ⁠in the United Arab ⁠Emirates, ‌and that all Australian ⁠defence personnel were safe.

"There ​was ‌minor damage to an ⁠accommodation ​block and a medical facility due ⁠to a small ​fire that was created as a result of ⁠that projectile hitting on a road leading up to ​that base," ⁠Albanese told reporters in ​Tasmania.

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