UAE Under Missile Attack: Iran Blamed Amid Soaring Middle East Tensions
A large explosion echoed through Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the 28th, rapidly escalating tensions in the Middle East. Reuters and Jiji Press quickly reported the incident, with multiple sources attributing it to missile attacks by Iran. The UAE Ministry of Defense announced that it had "successfully" intercepted several missiles launched from Iran. However, one Pakistani national was confirmed dead in Abu Dhabi in connection with these attacks. Explosions were also reported in several other Gulf cities, including Doha, Qatar, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, raising suspicions that US military bases might have been targets. Iran claimed responsibility, stating that it attacked US military facilities in the region in retaliation for "provocative military attacks" by the United States and Israel. In response, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemned in the strongest terms Iran's "brutal aggression" against the sovereignty of the U...