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UAE deals with missile, drone threats on Tuesday morning

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 07:39

By ARN News Staff

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UAE authorities have announced on Tuesday morning that air forces were responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.

In a post on X, the Ministry of Defence affirmed that the sounds heard are of interception operations from its defence systems. 

An alert has also been shared at 7:35 am urging the public to remain in a safe area.

 

A second alert was shared at 8:09 am announcing that the situation is safe and operations can resume normally while remaining cautious. 

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