Iran threatened on Wednesday it could seize land in Bahrain and UAE if the US made "any mistakes".
07:25, Thu, Mar 26, 2026 Updated: 07:56, Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Two people have been killed in Abu Dhabi by debris from a falling intercepted missile (FILE PIC) (Image: Getty)
Two people have been killed in Abu Dhabi after being hit by falling debris in the street, UAE officials said. The Gulf country was targeted by suspected Iranian drone and missile attacks in the early hours of March 26.
"Abu Dhabi authorities have responded to an incident involving falling debris in Sweihan Street, following the successful interception of a ballistic missile by air defence systems. The incident resulted in the deaths of two unidentified individuals, three injuries, and damage to a number of cars. Further updates will be provided in due course. The public is advised to obtain information only from official sources and to avoid spreading rumours or unverified information," the official message read.
UAE air defences responded to incoming missile and drone attacks from Iran overnight. Explosions reported across the nation are being caused by Emirati air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles and fighter jets intercepting drones and other aerial vehicles.
The fresh waves of attacks came hours after an Iranian national security expert said on state broadcaster IRIB that Iranian forces are "fully prepared" to invade the UAE and Bahrain "if America makes a mistake in the region". Today (March 26) The UAE Interior Ministry has issued a new air defence alert, claiming its defence systems are dealing with a new missile threat.
An official statement from the UAE Ministry of Defence said: "UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. "[The] MoD asserts that the sounds heard are the result of the Air Defence Systems intercepting missiles and drones."
Iranian attacks have also injured five people in the central Israeli city of Kafr Qasim and one person in the occupied West Bank, the Times of Israel said. An Iranian military source told the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim that a new front could be opened in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz by force, the opposition Iran International reports.
Iran is targeting Gulf countries. The photo shows a damaged building in Bahrain. (Image: Getty)
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he has put forward a 15-point proposal in a bid to end the war in the Middle East, but Iranian state media have reported that Iran has rejected the plan. Mr Trump previously also said "very good and productive" conversations had taken place, suggesting that meaningful progress had been made over the previous two days. Iran, however, rejected that characterisation, insisting there had been no secret or informal negotiations.
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Iranian officials also added no secret talks are happening and asked the U.S. "you are negotiating with yourselves?". They also said only limited indirect messages about possibly restarting formal negotiations, and nothing resembling wider backchannel discussions.
Iran then replied to Donald Trump's peace plan with its own five conditions to ending the war in the Middle East which include: "Complete halt to aggression and assassinations by the enemy; the establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure that the war is not reimposed on the Islamic Republic; guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations, the conclusion of the war across all fronts and for all resistance groups involved throughout the region; international recognition and guarantees regarding Iran's sovereign right to exercise authority over the Strait of Hormuz."
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