The UAE foreign ministry condemned an Iranian drone attack, saying the unmanned aircraft was intercepted by UAE air defences over the country’s territorial waters. The ministry called the incident a dangerous escalation and a blatant violation of UAE sovereignty, security and stability that directly endangered citizens and residents and breached international law and the UN Charter. It said the UAE will not compromise on national security or sovereignty and reserves all lawful rights to respond

The UAE foreign ministry condemned an Iranian drone attack, saying the unmanned aircraft was intercepted by UAE air defences over the country’s territorial waters. The ministry called the incident a dangerous escalation and a blatant violation of UAE sovereignty, security and stability that directly endangered citizens and residents and breached international law and the UN Charter. It said the UAE will not compromise on national security or sovereignty and reserves all lawful rights to respond under international law. The ministry said such attacks are unacceptable on legal and humanitarian grounds, must stop immediately to ensure full compliance with the ceasefire, and held Iran fully responsible for the attack and its consequences.