{"id":2598695,"date":"2026-05-04T18:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uae-says-it-intercepted-15-iranian-missiles-in-first-major-ceasefire-violation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:50:15","slug":"uae-says-it-intercepted-15-iranian-missiles-in-first-major-ceasefire-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uae-says-it-intercepted-15-iranian-missiles-in-first-major-ceasefire-violation\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE says it intercepted 15 Iranian missiles in first major ceasefire violation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuae-says-it-intercepted-15-iranian-missiles-in-first-major-ceasefire-violation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2598695&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United Arab Emirates says it intercepted Iran\u2019s Monday attack on multiple occasions, stopping **15 missiles and four drones**-including **12 ballistic and three cruise missiles**-tho additional munitions still breached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-explosions-heard-as-air-raid-sirens-sound-off-in-israel-near-nuclear-reactor\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Explosions Heard As Air Raid Sirens Sound Off In Israel Near Nuclear Reactor\">air defenses<\/a> and caused damage, including at **an oil facility in Fujairah**. the UAE\u2019s Ministry of Defense also stated that **three Indians were wounded**.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >region amid rising tensions<\/a>. It also reported that as hostilities began it has intercepted **549 ballistic missiles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-russian-army-is-taking-massive-losses-in-eastern-ukraine\/\" title=\"The Russian Army Is Taking Massive Losses in Eastern Ukraine\">29 cruise missiles<\/a>, and 2,260 drones** originating from Iran, calling the UAE the **hardest-hit country**.<\/p>\n<p>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.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-arab-emirates\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"215\">United Arab Emirates<\/a> revealed the scale of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran\u2019s<\/a> Monday attack, saying it intercepted 15 missiles and four drones.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s air defenses. The intercepted missiles included 12 ballistic and three cruise missiles, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/modgovae\/status\/2051376178221699144?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/modgovae\/status\/2051376178221699144?s=20\">according to a statement<\/a> from the UAE\u2019s Ministry of Defense. It added that three Indians were wounded in the attack.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553527\/amsterdam-bans-ads-meat-airlines-climate-crisis\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Amsterdam bans ads for meat, airlines, and more in effort to combat \u2018climate crisis\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553728\/ceasefire-threatened-iran-missiles-drones-uae\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ceasefire threatened as Iran launches waves of missiles and drones at UAE<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553949\/multiple-dead-driver-drives-through-crowd-leipzig-germany\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two dead after driver runs over crowds in Leipzig, Germany<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe 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\u2019s security, thereby ensuring the preservation of its sovereignty, security, and stability, and protecting its interests and national capabilities,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The scale of Monday\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>With the latest attack, the UAE has intercepted 549 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,260 drones fired from Iran, the UAE\u2019s defense ministry added, making it the hardest-hit country by Iran since hostilities began.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the \u201cterrorist, unprovoked Iranian attacks,\u201d and said it reserved its right to respond in whatever way it sees fit.<\/p>\n<p>The Emirati intelligentsia was much more militant in its response, including those linked to the government.<\/p>\n<p>Amjad Taha, a UAE-based political strategist and analyst, posted an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amjadt25\/status\/2051336252902039582?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amjadt25\/status\/2051336252902039582?s=20\">ominous threat on X<\/a>, saying Tehran would \u201cregret May 4, 2026, just as Hamas did after October 7. That\u2019s a promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amjadt25\/status\/2051352672964649468?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amjadt25\/status\/2051352672964649468?s=20\">He then said<\/a> the \u201cterrorist regime has declared war against the UAE,\u201d and that victory for the UAE was a certainty.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553728\/ceasefire-threatened-iran-missiles-drones-uae\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4553728\">CEASEFIRE THREATENED AS IRAN LAUNCHES WAVES OF MISSILES AND DRONES AT UAE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo 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,\u201d Taha continued. \u201cShame on NATO, the EU, and the UK for their silence. History will remember who stood and who hid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other Gulf countries have rallied behind the UAE, condemning Iran for the attack. Iran denied having carried it out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAE says it intercepted 15 missiles and four drones in Iran attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2598696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26118652169535.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[79097,3823,32219,79098,14872],"class_list":["post-2598695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ceasefire-violation","tag-iran","tag-middle-east-conflict","tag-missile-interception","tag-uae"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26118652169535.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598695"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598699,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598695\/revisions\/2598699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}