Drone attack

Amid rumors of renewed war, Iran may escalate attacks on UAE - analysis

It’s possible the drone attack on the UAE on May 17 was an Iranian message that it will increase its list of targets in the country.

Illustrative; An Emirates aircraft flies past plumes of smoke from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 16, 2026.
Residents clear debris from broken windows in a damaged apartment building following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Krasnogorsk, in the Moscow region, Russia May 17, 2026.

Ukraine launches biggest drone attack on Moscow in over a year

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.

Trump, Netanyahu discuss Iran, IED wounds four IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon

IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise on May 15, 2026.

One soldier killed in combat in southern Lebanon, IDF kills two Hezbollah terrorists in strikes


Chinese Shahed-like drones offered online despite Alibaba ban

A sales representative for the company told D&T that the so-called “model plane” was a copy of the Shahed-136 and could be armed with explosives and could be shipped to Russia if needed.

Mosquito drone advertised for sale on Alibaba

Iran strike on Saudi Arabia’s Sultan Airbase destroys key US Air Force platforms

The Friday strike not only injured troops, but it also destroyed refuelers and an E-3 Sentry aircraft.

A US Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, conducts aerial operations during a U.S. Presidential support mission within the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility July 15, 2022.

Drone, missile attacks escalate across Gulf, target key energy sites

On Saturday, a drone fell in Iraq's Majnoon oil field, but did not explode, according to the country's Defense Ministry.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Two people killed in Abu Dhabi in latest Iranian attack

The series of attacks came following Iran's refusal to accept US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal.

Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026.

Patriot missile may have exploded over Bahrain homes, injuring dozens, research finds

Both Bahrain and Washington have blamed an Iranian drone attack for the March 9 blast, which the Gulf kingdom said injured 32 people, including children, some seriously.

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

Ukraine deploys 228 specialists to five Middle East countries to intercept drones

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said teams had been sent to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan, states that have come under fire during the Iran war.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026.

Iran escalates attacks on Gulf states, targeting key oil and gas facilities

Saudi FM says his country reserves the right to act militarily against Iran and any trust with Tehran has been shattered.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Inside the Ukrainian interceptor drones wanted around the Gulf

Since the start of the Iran war on February 28, Gulf Arab states have faced more than 2,000 missile and drone attacks

STING FPV interceptor drone is displayed at an exhibition of Ukrainian drone makers in an undisclosed location in Ukraine

NATO deploys Patriot missile defenses to Turkey as Iranian attacks continue against Middle East

Turkey, which has NATO's second-largest army and neigbhbours Iran, said last week the alliance had deployed a Patriot system to its southeastern Malatya province, near a NATO radar base.

Smoke rises after an explosion at the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, following a rocket and drone attack, according to security sources, March 17, 2026.

Drones attack US embassy in Baghdad, Oil Industry Zone in UAE

Two explosive drones targeted the US embassy in Baghdad, with one landing near the embassy, according to security sources early Tuesday morning. Smoke was seen rising from the area.

Smoke rises following a drone attack on the US embassy in Baghdad on March 14, 2026. A drone struck the US embassy in Baghdad on March 14, an Iraqi security official said, as an AFP journalist saw smoke rising from the complex.