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.
تتعامل حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية مع اعتداءات صاروخية وطائرات مسيرة قادمة من إيران وتؤكد وزارة الدفاع أن الأصوات المسموعة في مناطق متفرقة من الدولة هي نتيجة اعتراض كل من منظومات الدفاع الجوي للصواريخ البالستية، والمقاتلات للطائرات المسيرة والجوالة.
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) March 17, 2026
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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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