Overview
- President Sheikh Mohamed held new calls with U.S. President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss what WAM described as blatant Iranian attacks and their security implications.
- Sheikh Mohamed also spoke with Kuwait’s emir and a wide range of regional and international leaders, who shared condemnations or expressed solidarity with the UAE.
- Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed engaged counterparts including Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and Italy’s Antonio Tajani in talks that WAM said addressed the grave consequences of the regional escalation.
- The UAE summoned Iran’s ambassador and delivered a strongly worded protest note over the strikes, according to local reporting.
- Reported impacts in the UAE include three deaths and damage at Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport, with air defenses intercepting further attacks.