UAE

Explosions, US self-defense strikes, and renewed clashes near the Strait of Hormuz show how unresolved maritime leverage, Gulf vulnerability, and political deadlock could push the conflict further.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US should get a response from Iran on its proposal on Friday and addressed the strikes on Iranian military facilities as defensive actions.

US strikes Iranian tankers violating Hormuz blockade • UAE activates air defense system amid renewed Iranian attacks • Hezbollah launches rockets at northern Israel

Iranian media claimed that the US carried out "hostile action," while a Fox News reporter said on X/Twitter that the US carried out strikes on Bandar Abbas and Qeshm, citing a senior US official.

New satellite images show Iranian strikes damaged more US military assets across the Middle East than previously disclosed, raising questions about base defenses and Tehran’s targeting capabilities.

Iran can reportedly last for months under US Strait of Hormuz blockade • Pezeshkian claims recent meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei • IDF targets Hezbollah Radwan commander in Beirut

The Iranian Foreign Ministry denied launching missiles and drones at the UAE, claiming that they were conducting “defense measures” aimed at US assets in the region.

The UAE intercepted numerous missiles and drones on Monday, and a key oil port in the UAE was attacked. CNN reported that the UAE used an Israeli air defense system in this recent round of attacks.

Drone attacks targeted the Khartoum International Airport, where fighting erupted at the beginning of Sudan's civil war and where the first international flight in three years took place last week.

"Our air defense systems and attack capabilities are prepared at a high level which is something which has not changed since the ceasefire decision," the IDF official said.