Bravo celebrity Caroline Stanbury is giving an update on the whereabouts and wellbeing of her family amid the U.S. and Israel’s ongoing missile strikes on Iran.
“Thank you so much for all the amazing messages I am getting — I am currently in L.A, which is not ideal because my sons are in Dubai,” Stanbury, 49, shared in a video uploaded to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, March 1. “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.” (Stanbury shares daughter Yasmin and twin sons Zack and Aaron with her husband, Sergio Carrallo.)
One day earlier, in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 28, President Donald Trump announced the United States and Israel launched a join military offensive against Iran.
“I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill,” the president said at the time. “The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties. That often happens in war, but we’re doing this not for now, we’re doing this for the future and it is a noble mission.”
The missile strikes reportedly hit multiple targets, including a school for girls, per various news outlets. According to Iranian officials, at least 153 people — including children between the ages of 7 and 12 — were killed in the strike on the elementary school, according to the BBC. The U.S. military’s Central Command says it is looking into the incident, while Israel’s military has said it’s “not aware” of any IDF operations in the area.
The strikes also killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and multiple senior members of the Iranian government. On Sunday, the U.S. military also confirmed that three American service members were killed, the first official American casualties of the war.
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“We expect casualties with something like this,” Trump told NBC News of the American casualties. “We have three, but we expect casualties — but in the end it’s going to be a great deal for the world.”
The strikes also shut down the airspace over Dubai, canceling all flights in and out of the area. Iran retaliated by targeting various popular vacation destinations, including Dubai — locations that are often considered safe.
TikTok star Dr. Katie Hunter and her husband, Timothy Hunter, were able to safely leave the United Arab Emirates after President Donald Trump announced joint U.S. and Israel military strikes in Iran. “We are home safe 😌. Thank you so much for all the messages checking in,” Katie wrote via Instagram on Saturday, February 28. […]
“We are all OK,” Stanbury, who starred on Bravo’s Ladies of London and The Real Housewives of Dubai, continued on Sunday. “Everybody is OK, and like I said the boys are handling it amazingly and we’ll all just wait and see. 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. And I will be on the next plane I can back to Dubai.”
Stanbury’s former The Real Housewives of Dubai costar, Chanel Ayan, also shared an update with concerned fans amid the ongoing conflict.
“I am alive but damn last 24 hours have been scary!!!” she wrote via her Instagram Stories on Sunday. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I will be seeing missiles being intercepted right by my house. Thankful to God and Dubai for keeping us safer and praying for everyone to be OK and safe.”
