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UAE accuses Iran of renewed drone and missile attacks

missile attacks A large fire has broken out at the key oil port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after it was hit by a drone attack from Iran

UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged

UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged ![Cargo ships, including

Middle East crisis live: Trump insists ceasefire is intact after Iran and US exchange fire in Hormuz

UAE defence ministry said its air defense systems **were intercepting missiles and drone attacks from Iran

Drone strike sparks fire at UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant

UAE has faced repeated ⁠Iranian missile and drone attacks after the US and Israel began attacking Iran

Why is Iran increasingly targeting the UAE in its war messaging?

UAE may have been using the jets against Iran and wanted to limit risks in case they were intercepted. In response to the attacks, Iran immediately launched missiles and drones

‘Dangerous escalation’: World condemns Iran after attacks on UAE

missiles and four drones fired from Iran and warned that it reserves the right to respond to the “treacherous” attacks. The attacks on Monday mark the first time the UAE

Iran war: What’s happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens?

UAE, blamed on Iran, adding the United Kingdom would continue to support its Gulf partners. - **Saudi Arabia condemns attacks:** Riyadh denounced the missile and drone

Middle East crisis live: US targets Iranian boats amid tense push for control of strait of Hormuz

Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) attacked the **UAE** with drones and missiles, setting the oil port

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Iran has fired drones and missiles toward the UAE and other Gulf states, following the joint U.S.-Israeli attack

US-Iran ceasefire under strain as Gulf states report drone attacks

Iran’s ports. On Tuesday, the UAE said it came under [attack](/news/2026/5/5/uae-intercepts-missiles-and-drones-for-second-day) from Iranian missiles and drones

Map of dominance: Why Iran can’t afford to give up Hormuz control

Iran began on February 28 – by sending the navy to escort stranded tankers through the strait, in a campaign dubbed “Project Freedom”. In a further escalation, the UAE on Monday reported drone and missile attacks

US, Iran, UAE trade Hormuz attack claims: What we know

UAE [accused Iran](/news/2026/5/4/uae-reports-missile-and-drone-strikes-incoming-from-iran) of attacks on Fujairah that caused a fire at an oil refinery. The Ministry of Defence said its air defences “engaged” 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones

Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to UAE: US envoy

UAE and other Gulf countries have come under Iranian missile and drone strikes since the US and Israel started attacking Iran

Offensive stage of Iran war is over, US Secretary of State Rubio says

UAE said its air defences were engaging missiles and drones from Iran for a second day in a row. On Monday it accused Iran of firing missiles and drones including a strike

US, Iran have launched multiple attacks during ceasefire: A timeline

UAE said its air defences had intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones launched from Iran. Abu Dhabi condemned what it described as “unprovoked Iranian attacks

Netanyahu visited UAE in ‘secret’ during US-Israel war on Iran, office says

UAE and other Arab countries came under Iranian missile and drone attacks after the US and Israel began bombing Iran

Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant highlighting risk of renewed war

UAE, which has hosted air defenses and personnel from Israel, recently accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks

UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war

UAE had been selected as a target for missile and drone strikes by [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran). It was disproportionately attacked

BRICS talks end without joint statement as divisions over Iran war deepen

Iran had launched approximately 3,000 attacks on the UAE using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones

UAE comes under Iranian attacks for second consecutive day

drones. ## Monday’s attack Tehran also launched a salvo of 15 missiles – most of them ballistic – towards the UAE on Monday – the first incident after the US-Iran