3 killed, 58 injured in Iranian airstrikes on UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Sunday the closure of its embassy in Tehran, and the withdrawal of its ambassador and all members of its diplomatic mission from Iran, reported Xinhua.

The UAE's foreign ministry said in a statement that the decision was made in the wake of Iranian missile attacks targeting its territory, which it said have affected civilian areas.

Amid the ongoing military conflict in the region, the UAE's Capital Market Authority said Sunday that stock markets in the country, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and the Dubai Financial Market, will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday, adding that further measures will be taken if necessary.

Meanwhile, as airlines in the UAE are adjusting flight schedules in response to regional airspace closures, authorities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi said Sunday that they have directed hotels to extend the stays of guests affected by flight disruptions.

At least three people were killed and 58 others injured in the United Arab Emirates during Iranian airstrikes, the UAE Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.

The three fatalities were Pakistani, Nepali, and Bangladeshi nationals, and the 58 injured included both Emiratis and foreign residents, the ministry said.

Since the beginning of the attack, 165 ballistic missiles launched toward the United Arab Emirates have been detected, with 152 destroyed and 13 falling into the sea, according to the ministry.

Of the 541 drones tracked, 506 were intercepted and destroyed, while 35 landed inside the country, causing material damage, it said.

The ministry affirmed that UAE armed forces are fully prepared to address any threat and emphasized that the safety of citizens, residents and visitors is a top priority.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it destroyed a U.S. missile defense radar in the United Arab Emirates and struck a U.S. naval vessel in the Indian Ocean, state-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported Monday.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a precision missile destroyed a radar of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in Al-Ruwais, Tasnim reported, citing the IRGC.

In a separate strike, a U.S. carrier group refueling ship was hit by drone and missile fire 700 km off Iran's southeastern city of Chabahar, leaving it "non-operational," the report said.

Tasnim said IRGC anti-submarine missile units are tracking the U.S. naval fleet in the region. It provided no further details.

The strikes are part of what Iran calls "Operation True Promise 4," retaliatory attacks following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, several other high-ranking officials, and more than 100 civilians.

The IRGC has announced multiple waves of strikes targeting U.S. and Israeli assets across the region, including bases in Kuwait, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Central Command has not confirmed the Iranian claims.

The United States and Israel launched massive attacks on Iran on Saturday, prompting retaliatory strikes by Iran against Israeli and U.S. targets across the Middle East.

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