UAE condemns Iran attacks, warns it reserves right to respond

<article data-history-node-id="439577" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-condemns-iran-attacks-warns-it-reserves-right-respond" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-condemns-iran-attacks-warns-it-reserves-right-respond" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UAE condemns Iran attacks, warns it reserves right to respond</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="432" data-start="299">The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Iranian missile and drone strikes, describing them as a dangerous escalation.</p> <p data-end="596" data-start="434">In a statement, the ministry said it reserves its “full and legitimate right” to respond, warning that the attacks pose a direct threat to the country’s security.</p> <p data-end="697" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="598">Officials characterised the strikes as “treacherous”, as tensions across the Gulf continue to rise.</p> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="rtl" lang="ar">الإمارات تُدين بشدة تجدد العدوان الإيراني الغادر باستخدام الصواريخ والطائرات المسيّرة <a href="https://t.co/1fAwX6GFuK">pic.twitter.com/1fAwX6GFuK</a></p> — MoFA وزارة الخارجية (@mofauae) <a href="https://twitter.com/mofauae/status/2051340515694751923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center> </div> </div> </article>