The United Arab Emirates’ defense ministry says that it detected 15 ballistic missiles and 18 UAVs from Iran today.
Twelve of the missiles were destroyed, while three fell into the sea, and 17 of the UAVs were intercepted, while one fell within the country’s territory, the ministry writes on X, reporting no new casualties.
Since Iran began its retaliatory strikes across the Gulf amid the ongoing US-Israeli bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic, the ministry says “a total of 253 ballistic missiles have been detected. Of these, 233 were destroyed, 18 fell into the sea, and 2 landed within the country. A total of 1,440 Iranian UAVs have also been detected, of which 1,359 were intercepted, while 81 fell within the country’s territory. 8 cruise missiles were also detected and destroyed.”
These attacks killed four people in the UAE, of Pakistani, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationalities, and minorly injured 117 people, the ministry continues. Yesterday, the UAE reported 112 injuries.
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