UAE alerts residents of a 'potential missile threat', asks to remain in a safe place

The UAE has alerted residents of a 'potential missile threat' and urged them to remain in safe places, amid ongoing tensions linked to the ongoing US-Iran conflict. The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said in a statement on X that the country's air defence systems had detected a missile threat targeting the country.

The fresh missile threat comes a day after a 60-day negotiating period ended between the US and Iran with no clear end to the war in sight.

"UAE Air Defence Systems have detected a missile threat directed towards the country. Kindly follow warnings and updates issued through official



channels. The Ministry of Defence clarifies that, if any sounds are heard, they are the result of air defence interceptions," the statement read.

NCEMA advised residents to seek shelter after the country’s air defence systems detected a potential missile threat.

The country's Interior Ministry also issued a phone alert for 'potential missile threats', the first such warning in months. "Due to the current situation, potential missile threats, immediately seek a safe place in the closest secure building," the Interior Ministry said in the alert, the first since a false alarm in June. Before that, the last missile warning came in May.