Iran Launched 3,300 Missiles, Drones At UAE Most Targeted Civilian Sites: Gargash

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Iran launched 3,300 missiles and drones at the UAE over the course of several weeks, with the vast majority of the attacks targeting civilian infrastructure, Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, said in a Special Address at Hili forum. Most of the projectiles were intercepted by the country's air defences, he added.

Gargash said the sustained attacks had demonstrated not only the capabilities of the UAE Armed Forces but also the country's broader national resilience.

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Even while missiles were still in the air, the UAE's non-oil foreign trade grew by 13 per cent in the first half of the year, he said, stressing that the nation's development ambitions had not been curtailed and its goals remained firmly on course.

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