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UAE Intercepts Iranian Drone, Warns of Decisive Response to Aggression

UAE intercepts an Iranian drone over its waters, calling it a dangerous escalation and threatening decisive action against aggressors.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran would not hesitate to exercise its inherent right of legitimate defense and will respond decisively to any military aggression. [1] The United Arab Emirates Defense Ministry stated that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters on Monday, noting there were no reports of damage. [2] US forces and Iran exchanged military attacks for the first time in nearly a month, with US forces striking an island in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran retaliating against the UAE and Jordan. [3] US forces struck Iran's Larak Island on Sunday, damaging two rocket launchers and killing at least two people. [4] The United States and Iran exchanged military attacks for the first time in a month overnight on Monday. [5] Axios reported citing three US officials that President Donald Trump and his senior aides are weighing limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from restoring its missile and radar capabilities. [6] Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said on social media that the state of neither war nor peace is not a sustainable solution and called for a political approach to restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. [7] Iranian officials reported that two people were killed and several others were wounded in a U.S. attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday night. [8] Iran reported that several people died in the US attacks on the Larak island, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responded with missile and drone attacks against US air bases in Jordan. [9] Oil prices rose 2.4% to more than US$90 per barrel, and European natural gas prices also increased following the escalation. [10] US Central Command stated it opened fire on forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after detecting them preparing to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz. [11] Iranian forces launched ballistic missiles at two US military bases in Jordan in response to the Larak strike. [12]
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  1. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran would not hesitate to exercise its inherent right of legitimate defense and will respond decisively to any military aggression. · fortune.comUnited States
  2. The United Arab Emirates Defense Ministry stated that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters on Monday, noting there were no reports of damage. · fortune.comUnited States
  3. US forces and Iran exchanged military attacks for the first time in nearly a month, with US forces striking an island in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran retaliating against the UAE and Jordan. · Perfil
  4. US forces struck Iran's Larak Island on Sunday, damaging two rocket launchers and killing at least two people. · Foreign Policy
  5. The United States and Iran exchanged military attacks for the first time in a month overnight on Monday. · San Juan Daily Star
  6. Axios reported citing three US officials that President Donald Trump and his senior aides are weighing limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from restoring its missile and radar capabilities. · Hindustan Times
  7. Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said on social media that the state of neither war nor peace is not a sustainable solution and called for a political approach to restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. · fortune.comUnited States
  8. Iranian officials reported that two people were killed and several others were wounded in a U.S. attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday night. · fortune.comUnited States
  9. Iran reported that several people died in the US attacks on the Larak island, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responded with missile and drone attacks against US air bases in Jordan. · Perfil
  10. Oil prices rose 2.4% to more than US$90 per barrel, and European natural gas prices also increased following the escalation. · Perfil
  11. US Central Command stated it opened fire on forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after detecting them preparing to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz. · Perfil
  12. Iranian forces launched ballistic missiles at two US military bases in Jordan in response to the Larak strike. · Foreign Policy
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