UAE carried out strikes on Irancarried out strikes on Iran alongside US and Israel
The United Arab Emirates carried out dozens of airstrikes on Iran alongside the United States and Israel during the recent war, according to reports published on May 29.
The strikes reportedly continued from the early phase of the conflict until after a ceasefire was announced, underscoring widening splits among Gulf states and the scale of regional coordination against Iran.
Report-based framing
The reports describe the UAE as taking a more active military role in the war than previously known. They say the strikes were coordinated with the United States and Israel and continued even after the ceasefire was declared.
Gulf diplomatic framing
Saudi officials were said to have preferred pressure on the UAE to stop retaliatory strikes and to back diplomatic efforts instead. That view presents the moment as a test of whether regional states would prioritize de-escalation or continued military action.
UAE framing
The UAE says it holds Iran fully responsible for the attacks it faced. From that position, the strikes are presented as a response to Iranian aggression rather than a new front in the conflict.
- The UAE joined the United Nations in 1971, the year it became independent.
- The Persian Gulf is a major shipping route for global energy trade.
- Israel and the UAE normalized relations in 2020 under the Abraham Accords.
US-Iran Ceasefire War
The United States launched military strikes against Iran on June 26, 2026, in response to a drone attack on a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "foolish violation" of the 60-day ceasefire agreement signed just days earlier[2][4][14].
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