UAE Says Its Forces Actively Engaging With Iranian Drones, Missiles

Smoke rises after an explosion in the industrial zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defense in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on March 5, 2026. Christopher Pike/Getty ImagesThe United Arab Emirates is actively engaging with missile and drone attacks from Iran, the country’s defense ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, in what appears to be the second day of Iranian attacks on the Gulf nation.The country’s Ministry of Defense a day earlier said that it intercepted more than a dozen missiles and drones that originated from Iran, while it said that an oil-producing port facility was attacked by Tehran hours before.