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UAE on High Alert: Incoming Missile and Drone Threats from Iran - What ...
The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of attacking the country with a barrage of missiles and drones, setting an oil refinery ablaze in the eastern emirate of Fujairah and wounding three Indian nationals.The attacks on Monday mark the first on the UAE since Iran and the United States agreed to a ceasefire on April 8.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Hormuz tensions push ceasefire to the brink as Trump threatens Iranlist 2 of 4Iran-US clash over alleged warship attack in Strait of Hormuzlist 3 of 4US releases Touska container ship crew: Why it matterslist 4 of 4US official says China is ‘funding’ Iran, urges Beijing to help open Hormuzend of listThey came after US President Donald Trump launched a new effort to escort stranded tankers out the vital energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely closed since the US-Israel war on Iran began on February 28.Iran’s unified military command warned commercial ships against taking up the US offer and said that American forces “will be attacked if they intend to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz”.The UAE’s Ministry of Defence said its air defences “engaged” 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones launched from Iran over the course of the day.The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned in the “strongest terms the renewed terrorist, unprovoked Iranian attacks, targeting civilian sites and facilities in the country”.It said it will not tolerate any threat to the UAE’s security and sovereignty and warned that it reserves the “full and legitimate right to respond” to the attacks.There was no official comment from Iran.But the state broadcaster IRIB quoted a well-informed military source as saying that Iran had “no pre‑planned programme to attack the mentioned oil facilities”.The source attributed the incidents to “US military adventurism aimed at creating a passage for the illegal transit of ships through the restricted waterways of the Strait of Hormuz”.The source added that “the US military must be held accountable for this”.The semi-official Tasnim news agency later cited another unnamed source as warning that if the “UAE takes unwise action, all of its interests will become Iran’s target”.‘Maritime piracy’The attacks on the UAE began after Iranian media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had prevented US warships from entering the Strait of Hormuz “with a firm and swift warning”. The Fars news agency subsequently cited two l...
UAE accuses Iran of missile, drone attacks - UPI.com
The UAE activated its missile defense system in response to missile and drone attacks from Iran. File Photo by Mhic Chambers/EPA May 4 (UPI) -- The United Arab Emirates activated its missile alert system for the first time since a cease-fire between the United States and Iran in April, accusing Iran of launching missile and drone attacks Monday. The UAE's Ministry of Defense said its air defense system was "actively engaging" the threats from Iran. "MOD asserts that the sounds heard across the country are the result of ongoing engaging operations of missiles and" unmanned aerial vehicles, the department said in a post on X. "The public is urged to remain calm and follow the safety and security instructions issued by relevant authorities." Officials in Fujairah, UAE, blamed a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone on an Iranian attack. "Three Indian nationals were mildly injured and were taken to hospital," the Fujairah Media Office said in a post on X, as translated by CBS News. The UAE is just to the south of Iran, on the other side of the Persian Gulf, and has a critical position along the Strait of Hormuz. It's unclear how the attacks may affect the shaky cease-fire between Iran and the United States. Iran on Monday threatened to attack U.S. forces if they attempted to follow through on President Donald Trump's plan to bring ships trapped in the Persian Gulf out through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, on Sunday, an oil tanker was struck by projectiles about 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah near Oman. Read More OP-ED: Iran nuclear crisis may shape North Korea policy U.S. hits crude oil export record as war keeps Strait of Hormuz closed Iran submits new peace plan to U.S.; Trump says he will review it Report: North Korea shared missile tech with Iran for decades
Iran war: UAE reports first Iranian missile and drone attacks in ... - MSN
The United Arab Emirates has reported missile and drone attacks from Iran, the first of their kind since the April ceasefire. This comes as the US seeks to help ships through the Strait of Hormuz ...
UAE reports first missile, drone attack since Iran ceasefire
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported missile and drone launches over its airspace on Monday, the first attacks from Tehran since the U.S.-Iran ceasefire went into effect last month.
