UAE says Iran has resumed attacks as the US moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Source: AP
Updated 12:37 PM EDT, May 4, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Monday it came under attack by Iran for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took hold in early April. The attacks appeared to be in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global energy.
The UAE Defense Ministry said Iran had launched four cruise missiles, with three shot down and one falling into the sea. Authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said an Iranian drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility, wounding three Indian nationals. The British military reported two cargo vessels ablaze off the UAE.
The attacks came after the U.S. military said two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after it launched a new initiative to restore traffic Monday.
Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters that American forces have opened a passage through the strait and that U.S. military helicopters have sunk six Iranian small boats that were targeting civilian vessels. He said Iran has launched multiple cruise missiles, drones and small boats at ships the U.S. military is protecting, and that “each and every one” of the threats had been defeated.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Monday it came under attack by Iran for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took hold in early April. The attacks appeared to be in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global energy.
The UAE Defense Ministry said Iran had launched four cruise missiles, with three shot down and one falling into the sea. Authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said an Iranian drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility. The British military reported two cargo vessels ablaze off the UAE. The attacks came after the U.S. military said two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after it launched a new initiative to restore traffic Monday.
Iran has effectively controlled the strait since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in late February. Breaking Iran’s chokehold would ease global economic concerns and deny Tehran a major source of leverage in talks aimed at ending the war. But such efforts also risk reigniting full-scale fighting.
The South Korean government said an explosion and fire had broken out aboard a South Korean-operated ship anchored in the strait off the UAE. No injuries were reported. It was not immediately known if the vessel was one of the burning ships reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.
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