UAE President Pledges Strong Defense After Iran Strikes, Declaring Nation 'No Easy Prey'
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UAE President Vows Strong Defense After Iran Strikes: 'No Easy Prey'
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News18•07-03-2026, 22:06
UAE President Vows Strong Defense After Iran Strikes: 'No Easy Prey'
•UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan declared the country is 'no easy prey' and has 'thick skin and bitter flesh' in his first remarks after Iranian missile attacks.
•Al Nahyan visited five civilians, including an Indian, injured by Iranian strikes, vowing the UAE will emerge stronger.
•Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks targeting US and Israeli infrastructure in Gulf countries after February 28 US-Israeli strikes.
•The UAE defense ministry reported destroying 15 ballistic missiles and intercepting 119 drones; Dubai was briefly affected, and flights suspended.
•Iran's Pezeshkian apologized to neighboring states for attacks, but Donald Trump called it a surrender; Revolutionary Guards later struck Al Dhafra Air Base.