US warns citizens in UAE of ‘potential aerial threats’

<article data-history-node-id="439608" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-warns-citizens-uae-potential-aerial-threats" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-warns-citizens-uae-potential-aerial-threats" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US warns citizens in UAE of ‘potential aerial threats’</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The US Mission to the United Arab Emirates warned of “potential aerial threats” and urged Americans in the United Arab Emirates to follow local authorities’ instructions.</p> <p>“The US Mission to the UAE is monitoring the situation and urges Americans to please follow instructions from UAE authorities and be prepared to take shelter if instructed," it said in a post on X.&nbsp;</p> <p>The mission said its travel advisory remains at level three, meaning citizens should “reconsider travel”, adding, “non-emergency US government personnel have been relocated outside the UAE”.</p> <p>The alert comes after reports that the UAE was targeted by missiles and drones linked to Iran.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Update for U.S. citizens in the UAE— please read the below in its entirety:<br> <br> Event: Potential Aerial Threats in the UAE<br> <br> On May 4, 2026, the UAE Ministry of Interior issued several public alerts via mobile phone that warned of potential aerial threats. The U.S. Mission to the… <a href="https://t.co/Wb65UuEe7L">pic.twitter.com/Wb65UuEe7L</a></p> — US Mission to UAE (@USAinUAE) <a href="https://twitter.com/USAinUAE/status/2051397917903335838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>