UAE Reports Iranian Rocket Attack
Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward the UAE, but both fell short of the country's territory, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday.
Consensus
- Two ballistic missiles were launched from Iran toward the UAE.
- One missile fell outside UAE territorial waters, and the other fell within them.
- UAE's air defense systems detected the missiles.
- The UAE military was on high alert and prepared to respond to threats.
- The UAE issued a public warning for citizens to seek shelter.
- The last prior warning about a rocket threat in the UAE was in June, which turned out to be a false alarm.
Points of divergence
- The UAE and Iran agreed to extend a ceasefire for 60 days on August 17. — vedomosti
- Iran's foreign ministry representative Esmail Baghaei stated Iran had taken measures to counter hostile plans by the US and Israel. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- UAE claims of a missile attack from Iran — Коммерсантъ
- Emirati air defense systems detected two Iranian missiles — Ведомости
- In the UAE, Iran is accused of launching two ballistic missiles — Интерфакс