According to Arab OSINT sources cited by Abu Ali Express, new footage shows what appear to be UAE-made Yabhon R/H suicide drones striking the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. The report suggests the UAE may have been secretly involved in the recent strikes on Iran, which could affect Iranian restraint toward the Gulf states.
Thursday evening, Arab OSINT sources cited by Abu Ali Express published footage and analysis suggesting that the recent strike on Iran's Bandar Abbas port was carried out using UAE-made Yabhon R/H drones, potentially converted for one-way attack missions. The report raises the question of whether the United Arab Emirates has been secretly participating in the ongoing strikes on Iranian territory.
The thread has evolved rapidly today. At 17:08 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported on initial unverified reports of a UAE suicide drone over southern Iran. By 18:42, Iranian state media released footage and claimed that the UAE had attacked Bandar Abbas overnight. The new report at 18:45 provides specific drone identification, lending more detail to the Iranian claim.
If confirmed, the involvement of the UAE could test Iran's strategic restraint, which has so far avoided striking Gulf states. The Yabhon R/H is a known UAE-manufactured drone, and its conversion to a suicide variant would represent a significant operational capability. The report remains single-sourced and unverified, and no official confirmation from the UAE or Iran has been issued.
2 developments
- StrongUAV reportedly shot down in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran
- StrongCENTCOM: Three Corsair sea drones struck Bandar Abbas submarine facility; footage appears to show destroyed Iranian sub
- DevelopingNYT: Drone hit ship en route from Qatar to UAE in Strait of Hormuz; Iran launched 2 drones at Bahrain
- ConfirmedCENTCOM intercepts Iranian suicide drones targeting commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz
Source and signal
- Internal intake