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

news agency suggesting UAE involvement. The UAE defence ministry said its air defense systems **were intercepting missiles and drone attacks from Iran

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

Iran. United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee [said](/news/2026/5/12/israel-sent-iron-dome-anti-missile-batteries-and-personnel-to-uae-us-envoy) this week that Israel had deployed Iron Dome air defence batteries and personnel to the UAE to help counter potential Iranian attacks. Speaking

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

news is likely to make the UAE an even clearer target for Iran if the ceasefire is abandoned and the US and Iran restart the conflict. Donald Trump said on Monday the [ceasefire was hanging

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

missile batteries are due to “an extraordinary relationship between the UAE and Israel based on the Abraham Accords”. Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the UAE’s president, said on March 17 that Iranian attacks

What is the Ukrainian anti-drone system Sky Map being used in the Gulf?

Iran uses these drones to target energy facilities, airbases and other strategic sites across the Gulf and Israel, the US and Israel use expensive interceptor missiles for defence. To counter the drone threat, Gulf states

Hormuz tensions push ceasefire to the brink as Trump threatens Iran

news outlet Al Mayadeen cited a senior Iranian official as saying that the administration of the Hormuz Strait remains fully in Tehran’s hands. “Our message to the Iranian aggressors: Move forward and you will

Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats

attack, saying an explosion had caused a fire in its engine room. Nonetheless, the US military said two US-flagged ships made it through the strait on Monday with the support of navy guided-missile

Why the Iran conflict is becoming a problem for BRICS

news agency. Araghchi also criticised Abu Dhabi for not condemning an attack on a school in Minab city on the first day of the conflict, in which Iran says about 170 students were killed. Iran

Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant highlighting risk of renewed war

News Agency/via AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an "unprovoked terrorist attack

UAE denies Netanyahu secretly visited the country during the Iran war

Iran, his office said Wednesday. The UAE later denied any secret visit had occurred. [![Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against the country's military

US, Iran trade new attacks amid talks: Here’s what we know

news agency KUNA reported without providing details. Moreover, in a post late on Sunday on Facebook, a senior official in the Iranian Kurdish party Komala accused the IRGC of attacking its base in northern Iraq

Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened?

Iran, and that these discussions could lead to something very positive for all," he added. Just after midnight UK time on Monday, the US military's Central Command (Centcom) posted that its forces "will begin

‘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 has been targeted since Iran

What’s the significance of UAE’s Fujairah, hit on Monday?

missiles and four drones launched from Iran over the course of the day on Monday. Iran’s state television reported that military officials laid the blame for the attacks on the “US military’s adventurism

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

News Agency reported that a US warship that had refused to turn back from the Strait of Hormuz had been hit by two Iranian drones. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) denied a warship

Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets

News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton) Initially deployed for a four-week period, the Wedgetail had already had its deployment extended once, and is now likely to remain in the region for some time

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

news conference that a BRICS member had blocked parts of India’s statement. Iran repeatedly targeted its Gulf neighbour following the outbreak of the war on February 28, reportedly striking the UAE more than

Iran war day 76: Vance says progress made in talks; Israel pounds Lebanon

ATTACKS_MAY5_2026_GMT1435-1777992258](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/INTERACTIVE_LIVETRACKER_IRAN_US_ISRAEL_MIDDLEEAST_ATTACKS_MAY5_2026_GMT1435-1777992258.jpg?quality=80) ## War diplomacy - **Vance says US is ‘making progress’ in talks:** The US vice president says he believes progress is being made in negotiations with Iran. “I think

Trump, Xi discuss Strait of Hormuz as Chinese vessels transit key waterway

News Agency also reported on Thursday that there was an agreement to allow some Chinese ships to pass. Moreover, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that about 30 vessels had transited through the strait since

Iran war day 70: US, Iran trade fire in Hormuz amid ceasefire tensions

UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority said air defence systems were responding to a missile and drone threat, and urged residents to remain in safe locations and follow official updates