Iran fires ballistic missiles at UAE

The United Arab Emirates announced that it was cutting off trade with Iran on Tuesday after the Islamic Republic fired two ballistic missiles at the country in Iran’s first attack against the UAE in months.The UAE’s Ministry of Defense said that the pair of missiles were targeting maritime shipping and fell into the sea without causing damage. An earlier statement said the missiles were detected by the country’s air defenses and that one had fallen within UAE territorial waters.The attempted strike prompted air defense alerts for residents in Dubai and the neighboring emirate of Sharjah.Hours after the attack, Afra Al Hameli, director of the UAE foreign ministry’s strategic communications department, said that the country was cutting its economic ties with Iran.“In light of regional escalations that undermine regional and international peace and security, all trade, commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran have been halted until further notice,” Al Hameli…

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