UAE says it intercepted 15 Iranian missiles in first major ceasefire violation
The United Arab Emirates says it intercepted Iran’s Monday attack on multiple occasions, stopping **15 missiles and four drones**-including **12 ballistic and three cruise missiles**-tho additional munitions still breached air defenses and caused damage, including at **an oil facility in Fujairah**. the UAE’s Ministry of Defense also stated that **three Indians were wounded**.
The UAE described the incident as the **largest breach of a recent ceasefire**,noting that negotiations are stalled and that the United States has continued supplying the region amid rising tensions. It also reported that as hostilities began it has intercepted **549 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,260 drones** originating from Iran, calling the UAE the **hardest-hit country**.
UAE officials condemned the attacks as **terrorist and unprovoked**, while Emirati political figures issued more aggressive warnings about future consequences. Other Gulf states have expressed solidarity with the UAE, and **Iran denied** carrying out the strike.
The United Arab Emirates revealed the scale of Iran’s Monday attack, saying it intercepted 15 missiles and four drones.
Given the recorded damage from sites within the UAE, including at an oil facility in Fujairah, multiple other missiles were able to breach the country’s air defenses. The intercepted missiles included 12 ballistic and three cruise missiles, according to a statement from the UAE’s Ministry of Defense. It added that three Indians were wounded in the attack.
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“The Ministry of Defense affirms that it is on high alert and readiness to deal with any threats, and to firmly confront all attempts to undermine the state’s security, thereby ensuring the preservation of its sovereignty, security, and stability, and protecting its interests and national capabilities,” the ministry said.
The scale of Monday’s attack marks the biggest violation of the ceasefire struck last month. Negotiations have hit a deadlock, and the United States has continued ferrying supplies to the Middle East as threats of war escalate.
With the latest attack, the UAE has intercepted 549 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,260 drones fired from Iran, the UAE’s defense ministry added, making it the hardest-hit country by Iran since hostilities began.
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the “terrorist, unprovoked Iranian attacks,” and said it reserved its right to respond in whatever way it sees fit.
The Emirati intelligentsia was much more militant in its response, including those linked to the government.
Amjad Taha, a UAE-based political strategist and analyst, posted an ominous threat on X, saying Tehran would “regret May 4, 2026, just as Hamas did after October 7. That’s a promise.”
He then said the “terrorist regime has declared war against the UAE,” and that victory for the UAE was a certainty.
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“To the Iranian people: help is coming not as words, but as the removal of the cancer. This regime must go, and it will go. Let this be clear every act of aggression will be answered. Every escalation will be met with greater force. There will be consequences,” Taha continued. “Shame on NATO, the EU, and the UK for their silence. History will remember who stood and who hid.”
The other Gulf countries have rallied behind the UAE, condemning Iran for the attack. Iran denied having carried it out.
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