The UAE said an Iranian barrage had targeted the country, saying it reserved the right to respond. The attacks came a day after Trump launched 'Project Freedom' to help trapped commercial vessels leave the Strait of Hormuz. Trump earlier announced on Monday that US forces had 'shot down' seven small Iranian military boats.

Tehran responded to a U.S. operation to guide commerical ships marooned in the Gulf out via the Hormuz Strait by threatening to attack American forces.

The reported development further frays the temporary truce, which was already being strained by new U.S. military actions in the Strait of Hormuz.