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details, and said investigations were under way to determine the source of the attack. ## ‘Grave concern’ The UAE has faced repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks after the US and Israel began attacking Iran
details of the drone strike. He told Grossi that his country had the full right to respond to such “terrorist attacks”. The UAE is reported to have retaliated for earlier Iranian attacks
nuclear programme. In the earlier fighting that began on 28 February the UAE had been selected as a target for missile and drone strikes by [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran). It was disproportionately attacked partly
details of the vessel targeted on Sunday, other than that it had come from Abu Dhabi. The UAE defence ministry said it had shot down the drones which entered its airspace, and which it said
drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility, wounding three Indian nationals. The British military reported two cargo vessels ablaze off the UAE. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condemned the attacks, saying
nuclear facilities and infrastructure. Since then, Iran closed the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/19/what-to-know-about-us-iran-standoff-over-the-strait-of-hormuz) to commercial shipping, global energy prices have surged and diplomatic efforts, including [Pakistan-mediated talks](/news/2026/4/12/us-and-iran-fail-to-reach-peace-deal-after-marathon-talks-in-pakistan) in Islamabad last month, have stalled
facility, and a monitoring center operated by the British military said a cargo ship was ablaze off the UAE coast. An explosion and fire meanwhile broke out aboard a South Korean-operated ship anchored