The UAE Ministry of Defense announced that its air defense systems are currently dealing with a missile and drone attack launched from Iran, following the US strikes on Iranian targets. The statement comes amid reports of alerts in Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE.
At 06:29 Jerusalem, the UAE Ministry of Defense officially confirmed that its air defense systems are engaging a missile and drone attack launched from Iran, in the wake of US strikes on Iranian military infrastructure overnight. The confirmation follows a sequence of reports that began at 05:28 Jerusalem, when unverified reports of sirens and explosions emerged in Bahrain, and Israeli media outlets N12 and ynet reported UAE air defense activations.
The thread's earliest reports, all published at 05:28 Jerusalem, consisted of multiple unverified accounts: first, possible explosions in Bahrain, then sirens there, followed by at least five explosions reported across Bahrain, and then reports of sirens and explosions in both Bahrain and the UAE. Simultaneously, N12 and ynet reported that UAE air defense systems were engaging a missile threat. The reports evolved from single unverified sources to multiple Israeli media outlets. At 06:13 Jerusalem, Qatar's Ministry of Defense confirmed that its air defense system intercepted an Iranian missile attack, as The Zioneer reported. At 06:26 Jerusalem, unverified reports indicated explosions were heard in Qatar and the UAE.
As The Zioneer reported earlier, the overnight US strikes in Iran targeted radar, missile, and drone sites, and Iran responded by launching missiles toward Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar, triggering sirens and air defense activations. Bahrain has formally accused Iran of launching drones at the kingdom, as reported on Saturday.
It is not yet known whether any of the incoming missiles or drones were intercepted over the UAE, or if there were casualties or damage. The full extent of the attack remains unverified.
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