Iran Launches Fresh Drone Strike on US Military Assets in UAE
The reported drone operation came alongside Iranian attacks on U.S.-linked military facilities in Jordan, marking a major escalation after Washington carried out strikes against Iranian launchers on Larak Island.
Iran has launched another wave of drone attacks targeting U.S. military assets at the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, according to Iran’s Army.
Iranian state media reported that dozens of drones were launched at locations where U.S. forces and helicopters were stationed at the base. Tehran said the operation was retaliation for a recent U.S. strike on Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iranian authorities said killed and wounded military personnel and civilians.
However, the UAE has denied that Al Minhad Air Base was attacked, describing reports of an attack on the facility as unfounded. The UAE Defence Ministry said its forces intercepted an Iranian drone over the country’s territorial waters after it approached from Iran.
The DEFENDER reports that neither United States of America nor any of its allies including Israel and others in the Gulf region has the culture of speaking straight on impact of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on it since the war started on February 28, 2026.
The reported drone operation came alongside Iranian attacks on U.S.-linked military facilities in Jordan, marking a major escalation after Washington carried out strikes against Iranian launchers on Larak Island.
The latest exchange has heightened fears of a wider regional confrontation involving U.S. forces and Iran’s military, particularly around the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
