The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence on Friday (May 8, 2026) announced that the country's air defences are “actively engaging” with a missile and drone attack as the Iran war's shaky ceasefire was again challenged.
The Ministry advised residents not to approach, photograph or touch “any debris or fragments that have fallen as a result of successful air interceptions.”
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Hours earlier, the U.S. military said it had intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday (May 7, 2026) night and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking US forces.”
تتعامل حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية مع اعتداءات صاروخية وطائرات مسيرة قادمة من ايران وتؤكد وزارة الدفاع أن الاصوات المسموعة في مناطق متفرقة من الدولة هي نتيجة تعامل منظومات الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية للصواريخ الباليستية، والجوالة والطائرات المسيرة.
