The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense said the country’s air defenses had intercepted 11 ballistic missiles and 123 drones on Tuesday alone as Iran continued lashing out at Gulf nations in response to the joint U.S.-Israeli assault.
The ministry said one missile landed in UAE territory but caused no human casualties.
Since the start of what the UAE called “the blatant Iranian aggression” in response to the war, the ministry said a total of 186 ballistic missiles had been launched toward the country, 172 of which were destroyed, while 13 others fell into the sea.
“Additionally, 812 Iranian drones were detected and 755 intercepted, while 57 fell within state territory,” the ministry said, adding that eight cruise missiles were also detected and destroyed.
“The attacks resulted in three fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali, and Bangladeshi nationalities, and 68 minor injuries among Emirati, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, and Afghan nationals,” the ministry said.
The statement said the UAE “reserves its full right to respond to this escalation and to take all necessary measures to protect its territory, people, residents, and to safeguard its sovereignty, security, stability, and national interests.”
