Despite ongoing U.S.-Israeli strikes against its launch capabilities and claims from Washington and Tel Aviv that its offensive capacity is being rapidly reduced, Iran was still firing missiles and dozens of drones at U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf on Friday.
Sirens reportedly sounded in Kuwait City hours after the Iranian Army claimed to be unleashing “a large volume of Army attack drones” against “U.S. positions” in Kuwait.
The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, said it had “detected and intercepted 9 ballistic missiles. Additionally, 112 drones were detected, of which 109 were intercepted, while 3 fell within UAE territory.”
“Since the start of the Iranian attacks, 205 ballistic missiles have been tracked, with 190 destroyed, 13 falling into the sea, and 2 impacting within UAE territory. Meanwhile, 1,184 Iranian drones were detected, 1,110 intercepted, and 74 fell on UAE soil. Eight cruise missiles were also detected and destroyed,” the UAE’s Ministry of Defense said in its statement, shared on social media.
The UAE said earlier this week that Iranian strikes had killed three people in the country, Pakistani, Nepali, and Bangladeshi nationals, and left at least 112 people with minor injuries as of Friday.
The Ministry of Defense “emphasized that it remains fully prepared and ready to respond to any threats, protect national security and sovereignty, and ensure the safety and stability of the country.”
Two regional officials told CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on Thursday that America’s Persian Gulf allies were running dangerously low on interceptors to take down Iranian weapons.