US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month, sparking reprisals against US forces in Jordan and UAE
The UAE’s defence ministry said in a social media post published two hours ago that the country’s air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters on Monday. The ministry said the armed forces remain on high alert to combat any future threats.
It came after Iran’s army said it launched a drone attack on US forces in the United Arab Emirates’ al Minhad airbase early on Monday. It said the attack was in response to the US striking Iran’s Larak island, which sits very close to Iran’s coastline in the strait of Hormuz, on Sunday.
