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Iran retaliation Commercial area of Dubai hit with attacks · THE DAILY BRIEF

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  Speaker 1: Panic, chaos and injuries at the Dubai airport overnight, and
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  Speaker 1: Shah had drone striking a luxury hotel in Dubai's Palm Jumira,
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  Speaker 1: Oh my God.
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  Speaker 2: Or seeing the Middle East absorb a wave of Iranian
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  Speaker 2: retaliation strikes or hitting countries that host US military bases
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  Speaker 2: and reaching a port in Dubai. It's one of the
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  Speaker 2: largest and busiest ports in the Middle East. For how
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  Speaker 2: Golf states are reacting, Let's go to CNN's Paula Hancocks
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  Speaker 2: in Dubai. So, Paula, bring us the latest. How are
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  Speaker 2: they reacting to this?
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  Speaker 3: Well, Pamela, We've really seen no let up in the
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  Speaker 3: retaliation from Iran to many of these Gulf nations, and
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  Speaker 3: the reaction from the governments is one of anger. These
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  Speaker 3: are Golf nations who, for the most part, had said
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  Speaker 3: that their military basis could not be used if there
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  Speaker 3: were to be this US Israeli attack on Iran. They
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  Speaker 3: have said that their airspace could not be used. They
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  Speaker 3: had also been lobbying the US president behind the scenes
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  Speaker 3: and quite publicly not to take the military route, but
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  Speaker 3: to continue with diplomacy. So countries here in the Gulf
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  Speaker 3: really felt like they had distanced themselves with what has
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  Speaker 3: happened over the past twenty four to thirty six hours,
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  Speaker 3: but it doesn't appear to have made any difference. Iran
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  Speaker 3: still carrying out these retaliatory attacks, missiles and drones coming
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  Speaker 3: into these Golf nations, nations which are very unaccustomed to
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  Speaker 3: being part of this kind of large, unprecedented military attack.
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  Speaker 3: This here in Dubai, I mean, this is an international
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  Speaker 3: global hub, This is a global commerce hub. It is
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  Speaker 3: an area where tourists come and certainly it is very
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  Speaker 3: unprecedented to see people rushing to parking lots. There are
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  Speaker 3: no air raid shelters officially, but trying to get away
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  Speaker 3: from the incoming missiles. Now, just in the UAE alone,
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  Speaker 3: they have said, and this is several hours ago, so
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  Speaker 3: this number will be higher. Now at least one hundred
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  Speaker 3: and thirty seven missiles two hundred plus drones have been
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  Speaker 3: intercepted by the defense systems here. Now we have been
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  Speaker 3: hearing from officials that they do have strong air defense systems,
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  Speaker 3: that they are able to intercept what is coming in
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  Speaker 3: from Iran. But as I say, there is across the
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  Speaker 3: Gulf nations being strong condemnation against Tehran that they have
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  Speaker 3: been targeted, some also saying that they reserve the right
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  Speaker 3: to retaliate when questioned, though those officials do not enlarge
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  Speaker 3: on what they mean by that. We did hear one
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  Speaker 3: Emirati official saying they are not just going to sit
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  Speaker 3: by idly and watch this happen, but it is not
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  Speaker 3: clear at this point apart from the defensive nature of
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  Speaker 3: what they are doing, what more they could do against
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  Speaker 3: these strikes.
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  Speaker 1: Let me bring in riem Bin Tibrahim al Kashimi. She's
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  Speaker 1: the Member of State for International Cooperation for the UAE,
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  Speaker 1: and thank you for joining us from Dubai this morning.
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  Speaker 1: It is hard to overstate just how shocking these images
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  Speaker 1: are to UA residents who are used to this country
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  Speaker 1: being a beacon of safety instability, as Iran now threatens
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  Speaker 1: the quote heaviest offensive in its history following the Supreme
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  Speaker 1: Leader's death. Can you give us the very latest on
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  Speaker 1: the scope and scale of the targets and casualties so
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  Speaker 1: far and what more the UAE is bracing for today.
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  Speaker 4: Thank you very much, Becky for having me, and thank
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  Speaker 4: you for your program as well. It's a really unprecedented
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  Speaker 4: time for us. This is something we've tried to avoid
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  Speaker 4: in the last couple of weeks and months, as we
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  Speaker 4: had encouraged dialogue and de escalation. Unfortunately, we're at a
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  Speaker 4: situation right now where Iran has, through very unjustifiable and
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  Speaker 4: very unlawful measures, taken attacks not just to the UEE,
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  Speaker 4: but also to the rest of the Gulf and beyond.
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  Speaker 4: That is something that we do not accept. We have
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  Speaker 4: one of the best defense systems in the world, and
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  Speaker 4: we are confident that we will be able to continue
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  Speaker 4: to support our infrastructure and protect the people who live here.
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  Speaker 4: I know it's a scary time for a lot of
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  Speaker 4: the residents. You had mentioned that because you're right, we
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  Speaker 4: don't hear these types of loud sounds, but at the
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  Speaker 4: same time, those are sounds of interception, and where there
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  Speaker 4: has been damage, that has been primarily debris, and so
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  Speaker 4: I do think it is important that we reaffirm to
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  Speaker 4: the people of the UAE, both expatriates but also nationals alike,
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  Speaker 4: that we have one of the best air to missile
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  Speaker 4: defense systems in the world, and that we are doing
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  Speaker 4: everything to ensure that we continue to be safe and secure.
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  Speaker 1: These threats from Iran had been telegraphed should they be
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  Speaker 1: attacked by the US. They were on Saturday morning. The
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  Speaker 1: threats were on US basis effectively around this region and
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  Speaker 1: in the UAE, these strikes have been wider than that.
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  Speaker 1: I note the attacks for example on sort of hotels
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  Speaker 1: and civilian infrastructure in the UAE. How much worse do
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  Speaker 1: you fear this could get? And what is your sense
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  Speaker 1: of the targeting here?
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  Speaker 4: So however away they want to move, we will be
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  Speaker 4: ready for that. We of course do not want further escalator.
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  Speaker 4: We are calling for calm and measured responses. But by
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  Speaker 4: the same token, as you noted earlier, over one hundred
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  Speaker 4: and thirty seven ballistic missiles, over two hundred drones that
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  Speaker 4: has been intercepted by the defense system in the UE.
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  Speaker 4: We continue to urge the escalation. We're working with our
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  Speaker 4: partners all around the world and receiving from them assurances
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  Speaker 4: not only of support and coordination, but also severe condemnation.
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  Speaker 4: That this has taken a much larger regional standpoint by
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  Speaker 4: really implicating other countries on the Gulf as well.
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  Speaker 1: And you've urged the escalation, as you say, arguing diplomacy
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  Speaker 1: is the only way forward. Now we've seen official statements
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  Speaker 1: as well from the UA in around the Gulf region
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  Speaker 1: condemning the attacks and a clear message we reserve the
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  Speaker 1: right to retaliate, reim What is that response lightly to
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  Speaker 1: look like.
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  Speaker 4: Well, it depends, Becky, and it's a really fluid and
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  Speaker 4: dynamic situation right now. But rest assured to the people
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  Speaker 4: of this country that we will leave no stone unturned
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  Speaker 4: to make sure that we do defend ourselves and we
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  Speaker 4: are prepared for that. We hope it doesn't come to it,
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  Speaker 4: but by the same token, we're not going to sit
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  Speaker 4: idly by as we continue to be recipients of such
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  Speaker 4: a barrage of attacks that are unlawful and unjustified.
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  Speaker 1: As well as sin He's joining us now live from Doha,
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  Speaker 1: and as you and I speak, I just see comments
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  Speaker 1: in that we are alerting. On CNN, the British Defense
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  Speaker 1: Secretary has described Iran as lashing out indiscriminately across the
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  Speaker 1: Middle East. And what's been happening where you are Bijan?
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, Becky, we might have actually just heard an air
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  Speaker 5: defense missile system above. This one sounded very far away.
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  Speaker 5: Obviously we will go and take cover if these air
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  Speaker 5: defense systems are reacting nearby. But what we started our
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  Speaker 5: day was by witnessing what was a very loud and
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  Speaker 5: extended round of missiles. That was about six hours ago
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  Speaker 5: Ministry of Interior from Qatar saying they successfully intercepted those missiles.
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  Speaker 5: There was debris or shrapnel that fell from one of
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  Speaker 5: those interceptions, falling in the industrial area on the outskirts
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  Speaker 5: of Joha, causing a fire. The ministry also confirmed that
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  Speaker 5: civil defense were on site at that fire working to
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  Speaker 5: put it out and that no injuries there were taking place.
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  Speaker 5: And just on the back of that, numbers from yesterday
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  Speaker 5: from the Ministry they counted sixty five missiles entering the
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  Speaker 5: country from Iran, twelve drones. They say they successfully intercepted
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  Speaker 5: sixty four of those missiles and the eleven of those drones. Obviously,
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  Speaker 5: the big worry here is that trappe and that debris falling.
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  Speaker 5: The last update from the ministry is sixteen injuries. We
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  Speaker 5: haven't received any word on any debts, so we'll continue
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  Speaker 5: to track that as well. I will say the strikes
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  Speaker 5: today have felt a lot different than what.
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  Speaker 6: We witnessed yesterday.
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  Speaker 5: Yesterday we saw and we heard with our own eyes
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  Speaker 5: around a dozen rounds of missiles that kind of came
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  Speaker 5: and went around every fifteen to thirty minutes intermittently throughout
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  Speaker 5: the day.
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  Speaker 6: Today. We saw those first strikes.
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  Speaker 5: About six hours ago, we had eyewitnesses that saw another wave.
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  Speaker 6: We couldn't see or hear that from where we are.
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  Speaker 5: And since it's been a little quiet until we just
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  Speaker 5: heard that last what was a potential air defense system
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  Speaker 5: taking place. It's also worth mentioning that today is Sunday
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  Speaker 5: here in Katar. It's the start of the working week,
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  Speaker 5: but emergency alert systems have gone out telling everyone to
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  Speaker 5: work from home, telling everyone.
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  Speaker 6: To shelter in place.
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  Speaker 5: There is still some traffic, but nowhere near what it
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  Speaker 5: would be on a normal Sunday.
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  Speaker 6: It's very empty right now. And I want to.
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  Speaker 5: Add that the airspace obviously still remains closed. Schools are
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  Speaker 5: shut until further notice, and also all events have been
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  Speaker 5: closed and postponed until further notice. And it's worth missing
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  Speaker 5: that all of these rocket strikes, we believe are heading
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  Speaker 5: to l U Daid Airbase. As you know, it's the
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  Speaker 5: largest US air base in the Middle East. It usually
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  Speaker 5: houses some ten thousand American military personnel. We know over
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  Speaker 5: the last six weeks that number has been dropping. They've
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  Speaker 5: been evacuating non essential personnel, but we've also seen a
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  Speaker 5: military equipment build up at that base. Some air refueled tankers,
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  Speaker 5: some cargo planes have been propping up over there, Becky,
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  Speaker 5: so we'll continue to watch that as well.