UAE suspends all trade with Iran after yesterday's missile attack

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The UAE Foreign Ministry announced the suspension of all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran until further notice.

The ministry said the decision was taken “in light of a regional escalation that harms regional and international peace and security.”

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaie denied the UAE’s claim that Tehran had launched two ballistic missiles at the country, warning against what he called “baseless” accusations

Israel officially acknowledged launching eight airstrikes against the runway and storage facilities at the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria’s Idlib province. The Prime Minister’s Office stated the strikes were executed to prevent a planned deployment of Turkish forces to the base, warning that such a move breached a security status quo and posed a direct threat to Israel. Both Syria and Turkey strongly condemned the attack as an unlawful act of aggression violating Syrian sovereignty, while the US expressed sharp disapproval.The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence reported that its air defense systems detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward Emirati territory yesterdat, triggering brief emergency public safety alerts for residents. According to UAE officials, one missile landed just outside its territorial waters while the second fell within them. Iran’s Foreign Ministry categorically denied the allegations.

Israeli airstrike targeted a Hamas-controlled police station in Gaza City killing at least six people, according to local reports

IDF conducted airstrikes targeting a terrorist who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7th and a Hamas commander who was planning attacks against troops

Turkey accuses Netanyahu of ‘expansionist and destabilizing policies' ahead of elections’ following Israeli strikes in Syria

In a statement released by the Turkish Directorate of Communications on behalf of President Erdogan, it accuses the Israeli Prime Minister of intending to pursue “expansionist and destabilizing policies” ahead of Israel’s October elections. 

“Türkiye, like the vast majority of the international community, stands for the consolidation of lasting peace in our region. The sole path to this objective lies in Netanyahu’s abandonment of his aggressive and coercive policies and in his respect for international law,” the statement went on to say.