UAE says air defenses "dealing with a missile threat"

The United Arab Emirates official emergency agency said the country's air defenses were working to intercept a "missile threat" on Monday, urging people in the UAE to "remain in a safe place and follow the warnings and updates on official websites."

The warnings had been a virtually daily occurrence during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, but Iran stopped firing missiles and drones at America's Persian Gulf allies after a ceasefire agreement came into effect. 

That deal has halted U.S. strikes on Iran, but little progress toward a full peace agreement has been made as Iran insists an ongoing U.S. naval blockade of its ports and vessels is a violation of the truce. In response, Iran has continued threatening commercial vessels in the Gulf region and denying safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Tension between the countries has escalated since President Trump announced the Project Freedom initiative on Sunday, which he said would see the U.S. military "guide" vessels through the strait.

If it is confirmed that Iran launched missiles at the UAE on Monday, it would be the first such attack since the ceasefire, which Mr. Trump said he was extending indefinitely on April 21 to make room for diplomacy, came into effect.

Last week, Mr. Trump told Congress that "hostilities" with Iran had "terminated" as the war hit the 60-day mark.

"There has been no exchange of fire between the United States Forces and Iran since April 7, 2026," the president wrote in nearly identical letters to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate leader Chuck Grassley. "The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026 have terminated."