Real Housewives star reveals desperate plans to leave Dubai amid Iran's retaliatory missile strikes

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By CHRISTINE RENDÓN, US SENIOR REPORTER

Published: 21:04 GMT, 3 March 2026 | Updated: 21:07 GMT, 3 March 2026

Another cast member from The Real Housewives of Dubai is grappling with uncertainty as the city they call home is struck by Iranian retaliatory strikes. 

Caroline Brooks has revealed her desperate plans to leave Dubai as soon as she is able, she has revealed to TMZ.

Over the weekend, Iran launched a series of retaliatory air strikes against the United Arab Emirates and other targets after US-Israeli military operations against Iran, with significant damage caused in influencer hotspot Dubai. 

The strikes have affected the airspace over Dubai, and all flights in and out of the vicinity were cancelled. However, a few number of flights are now available in Dubai. 

Brooks, 37, revealed her son has been particularly impacted by the conflict - he is terrified of traveling out of the city, a region he now perceives to be a war zone.

They are now planning on purchasing flights to the United States once they can do so, and plan on staying with Brooks' parents in Boston.

Caroline Brooks has revealed her desperate plans to leave Dubai amid Iranian retaliatory strikes

Smoke rose from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai Sunday

She has been updating followers on the ordeal on her Instagram Stories, describing her challenges getting clear information about evacuations. 

'Marco Rubio do something because everyone is confused telling us to evacuate VIA coordinating with the embassy but as you know, nobody in the embassy can assist right now. So now what? Get us HOME!' she posted. 

She followed it up that she soon received more clearer plans: 'I called again and another lady answered. She was so sweet! She said they will release official evacuation plan soon, keep looking out for it. The first one was RUDE! And I gave it right back to her.'  

Brooks is not the only star from the show navigating the conflict.

Caroline Stanbury is attempting to return to Dubai to be with her twin sons, who are still there.

'Thank you so much for all the amazing messages I am getting. I am currently in LA, which is not ideal because my sons are in Dubai,' she began.

The concerned mother continued: 'But they are safe and I feel very comfortable with where they are and they feel very comfortable.

'Obviously I would like to get back as soon as I can but that’s not possible right now.'

The television personality emphasized in her video, 'Everybody's ok and as I said, the boys are handling it amazingly.

'And we're all just waiting to see, but the UAE is obviously an amazing place and it seems from here to be incredibly under control and they're doing an amazing job, so that's all we can hope for.'

In addition to her sons, Stanbury also shares daughter Yasmine, who turns 20 on March 7, with ex-husband Cem Habib.

She concluded, 'I will be back on the next plane I can back to the Dubai.'

Brooks plans on staying with her parents in Boston once she travels to the United States

She is not the only one grappling with the conflict - Caroline Stanbury, pictured third to the right, is attempting to return to Dubai to be with her twin sons

President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Israel initiated combat operations against Iran on Friday.

A host of nations in the Gulf region have been targeted by Iran since the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.

Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and locations in Cyprus have all been struck by missiles, with thousands of Brits still stuck in the region.

On Sunday Trump broke his silence on the first US casualties of the war in an exclusive phone interview with the Daily Mail.

Three US service members, who have not been publicly identified, were killed in the fighting.

'They're great people,' the President said. 'And, you know, we expect that to happen, unfortunately. It could happen again.'

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