Migrant workers bear brunt of Iran attacks in Gulf

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Iranian missile strikes targeting Gulf countries have resulted in the deaths of migrant workers, including a Bangladeshi water delivery driver killed in the UAE when debris struck his van. The attacks highlight the disproportionate toll on low-wage migrant laborers who form the backbone of Gulf economies. The incident underscores the humanitarian consequences of the Iran-Gulf conflict for vulnerable foreign nationals.

Bangladeshi migrant Ahmad Ali, 55, was doing his regular round delivering drinking water to residents in the United Arab Emirates when Iran launched its first retaliatory attacks against Gulf countries. Debris from a missile strike tore through his delivery van, killing him instantly and ending his three decades spent in the Emirates. "My dad told my cousin he would be back soon," Ali's son Abdul Hoque said from Barlekha in eastern Bangladesh. "But those were his last words. He died instantly when his van was hit."