A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP, File)
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun before their talk at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
An Iranian drone was intercepted early Monday over the United Arab Emirates’ territorial waters, the Defense Ministry said. The attack followed an exchange of fire between Iran and the United States over the weekend, which was the first significant military action in the war for more than a month.
Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.
Iran fired a drone at the United Arab Emirates on Monday, which the UAE’s Defense Ministry said was intercepted over its territorial waters.
