Iran has launched one other round of air strikes against the United Arab Emirates a day after attacking an important oil port within the Gulf State.
The UAE said in statements on X that they’re shooting down missile and drone attacks originating from Iran.
‘The sounds heard in scattered areas of the country are the results of the UAE’s air defense systems intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones,’ their Ministry of Defence added in a press release.
Residents have been instructed to search out a protected location to shelter from the strikes.
It comes after Iran struck the UAE yesterday in the primary attack because the ceasefire.
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A big fire broke out at the important thing oil port after a drone attack, officials said.
Authorities added that three people – all Indian nationals – were taken to hospital for treatment after the strike on the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone.
Tensions on the Strait of Hormuz proceed greater than 24 hours after Donald Trump declared ‘Project Freedom, a US-led operation to guide neutral vessels out of the Strait.
Nevertheless US Secretary of State Pete Hegseth said the operation was temporary and insisted that the ceasefire was still in place.
He told a press conference: ‘We’re not in search of a fight. Right away the ceasefire definitely holds, but we’re going to be watching very, very closely.’
The speaker of Iran’s parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said reaches of the ceasefire by the U.S. and its allies endangered shipping through the strait.
Speaking from the Oval Office today, Trump said Iran has ‘no likelihood’.
He added: ‘They never did. They realize it. They express it to me after I confer with them.
‘They haven’t any navy — totally worn out. They haven’t any Air force — totally worn out. They haven’t any anti-aircraft capability — totally worn out. No radar. They haven’t any leaders. The leaders are worn out. The entire thing.
‘Then I read the papers and so they say how well they’re doing. They’re not doing well.’
The US said that two American-flagged merchant vessels had moved through the Strait on Monday after the project kicked off.
Nevertheless, experts have warned that that is only a drop within the ocean in comparison with some 135 vessels transiting through before the beginning of the war.
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