Iran dismisses claims of missile strikes on UAE
Tehran urges Abu Dhabi to refrain from aligning with aggressors
Iran’s Foreign Ministry in a statement rejected accusations leveled by the United Arab Emirates against Tehran, calling on the Persian Gulf Arab country to discontinue its alignment and cooperation with the parties that are hostile towards Iran.
The statement came after the UAE accused Iran of attacking the country with a barrage of missiles and drones, setting an oil refinery ablaze in the eastern emirate of Fujairah and wounding three Indian nationals.
The UAE’s Ministry of Defense said its air defenses “engaged” 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones launched from Iran on Monday.
But Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB quoted a well-informed military source as saying that Iran had “no pre‑planned program to attack the mentioned oil facilities.”
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters stressed that no such operations had been conducted, adding that any action would have been “clearly and officially announced.”
Moreover, Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced Emirati rulers for accusing Iran of targeting the Arab country, underlining that the Islamic Republic's retaliatory measures are solely aimed at hostile targets inside the Emirates.
It condemned the accusations as baseless, in alignment with the United States, and in violation of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter.
In the face of the accusations, the message went on, "The Islamic Republic has exercised maximum restraint, adopting a responsible approach and out of respect for the collective good of the region and the Muslim community."
However, the ministry concluded, the Islamic Republic "will not hesitate to take any necessary and appropriate measures to defend its national interests and security."
The Iranian Foreign Ministry also noted that Abu Dhabi's allowing its soil to be amply used for attacks targeting Iran throughout the latest round of the United States' and the Israeli regime's unprovoked aggression against the country.
It cautioned the Emirates against continuing its "destructive actions in collusion with the hostile parties."
The UAE and a whole host of other regional states, including Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan, have allowed their respective territories to serve as launch pads for attacks on the Iranian soil throughout the aggression that lasted from February 28 until April 8.