UAE reports new "missile and drone attacks originating from Iran"

"The UAE's air defenses are currently dealing with missile and drone attacks originating from Iran," the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defense said Tuesday in a social media post. 

Iran launched 15 missiles at the UAE on Monday, in the first such attacks since a U.S.-Iran ceasefire came into effect on April 8. Tension between Washington and Iran soared again on Monday as the U.S. began a new military operation, dubbed Project Freedom, to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in defiance of Iranian threats to the vital waterway.

In addition to the attacks on the UAE, which caused a fire at the sprawling Fujairah industrial complex and wounded at least three workers, Iran also renewed attacks on commercial vessels Monday, targeting at least two ships with drones and disabling one.

UAE air defenses were "actively engaging with missiles and UAV threats" again on Tuesday, the defense ministry said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegesth said Tuesday that, despite the renewed violence, "right now, the ceasefire certainly holds," but he warned the Trump administration was closely monitoring Tehran's actions, and that the military remained poised "to restart major combat operations if necessary."