
据Axios报道,两位知情人士透露,阿联酋正在考虑采取军事行动,阻止伊朗对该国的导弹和无人机袭击。
阿联酋对伊朗发动袭击将是史无前例的。阿联酋正在考虑采取此类行动,这反映出海湾国家对伊朗袭击民用基础设施和油气设施的强烈不满。
自战争爆发以来,阿联酋一直是伊朗袭击最多的国家,甚至超过了以色列。
一位熟悉阿联酋政策讨论的消息人士表示,“阿联酋正在考虑对伊朗采取积极的防御措施。尽管阿联酋没有以任何方式卷入战争,但仍然遭受了800次攻击。”
该消息人士补充说:“阿联酋方面认为,在这样的情况下,世界上任何国家都会重新评估自身的防御态势。”
阿联酋外交部在一份声明中表示,“阿联酋保留自卫权。”声明还补充说,阿联酋“并未因伊朗的反复袭击而决定改变其防御态势”。
战争爆发首日,伊朗攻击了阿联酋、科威特、卡塔尔和巴林。第二天,袭击范围扩大至阿曼和沙特阿拉伯。
攻击导致卡塔尔暂停了大部分天然气生产。周一,一架伊朗无人机袭击了美国驻利雅得大使馆。
被拦截导弹的碎片在杰贝阿里港引发火灾,一架无人机袭击了迪拜棕榈岛上的一家豪华酒店。
以色列官员认为,沙特阿拉伯也可能对伊朗的袭击采取军事行动进行报复。
阿联酋总统外交政策顾问安瓦尔·加尔加什在X网站上撰文称,伊朗对海湾国家的攻击“是一次误判,并在关键时刻孤立了伊朗”。
他写道,“你们的战争对象并非邻国,此次局势升级只会强化这样一种说法:伊朗是该地区的主要危险源,其导弹计划是持续不稳定的根源。”
阿联酋国防部周二表示,伊朗向阿联酋发射了186枚弹道导弹——其中172枚被拦截,13枚落入海中,1枚落入阿联酋境内。
此外,还探测到812架无人机,其中755架被拦截,57架落入阿联酋境内。三名外国公民丧生,约70人受伤。
国防部表示,“阿联酋保留对此次局势升级作出回应的全部权利,并将采取一切必要措施保护其领土、公民和居民。”
伊朗的报复性打击已将这场战争演变成一场席卷整个地区的危机,将一些原本不愿卷入冲突的国家也卷了进来。
自美以联合轰炸行动开始以来,伊朗已对阿联酋、巴林、科威特、卡塔尔、阿曼、约旦、沙特阿拉伯和伊拉克(包括库尔德地区)的美军基地及其他目标发动袭击。
特朗普总统周一表示,“史诗狂怒行动”预计持续四到五周,这为冲突进一步扩大留下了很大的空间。
The United Arab Emirates is considering taking military action to stop Iranian missile and drone strikes on the country, two sources with knowledge of the matter tell Axios.
Why it matters: An Emirati strike on Iran would be unprecedented. The fact that it’s being considered reflects the enormous anger among Gulf countries over Iranian attacks that have targeted civilian infrastructure and oil and gas facilities.
The UAE has been the country most attacked by Iran since the start of the war — even more so than Israel.
What they’re saying: “The UAE is considering taking active defensive measures against Iran. Although it has not been involved in the war in any way, it has still endured 800 projectiles,” a source familiar with Emirati policy discussions said.
“The view in the UAE is that no country in the world would fail to evaluate its defensive posture under such circumstances,” the source added.
The latest:The Emirati foreign ministry said in a statement that the “UAE retains its right to self-defense.” It added that the UAE “has not taken any decision to alter its defensive posture in response to the repeated Iranian attacks.”
Driving the news: On the first day of the war, Iran attacked the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. On the second day, the strikes expanded to also include Oman and Saudi Arabia.
The attacks led Qatar to suspend most of its natural gas production, and on Monday, an Iranian drone struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh.
Debris from intercepted missiles ignited fires at Jebel Ali port, and a drone struck a luxury hotel on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah.
The intrigue:Israeli officials believe Saudi Arabia might also take military action in retaliation for Iranian attacks.
Anwar Gargash, foreign policy adviser to the UAE president, wrote on X that Iran’s attacks against Gulf states “was a miscalculation and has isolated Iran at a critical juncture.”
“Your war is not with your neighbors, and this escalation only reinforces the narrative that Iran is the primary source of danger in the region and that its missile program is a constant source of instability,” he wrote.
Zoom in: The Emirati Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Iran had launched 186 ballistic missiles at the UAE — 172 were intercepted, 13 fell into the sea and one landed on Emirati territory.
An additional 812 drones were detected, of which 755 were intercepted and 57 made impact within the country. Three foreign nationals have been killed and around 70 wounded.
“The UAE reserves its full right to respond to this escalation and to take all necessary measures to protect its territory, citizens and residents,” the Defense Ministry said.
The big picture: Iran’s retaliatory strikes have turned the war into a sweeping regional crisis, pulling in countries that never wanted to be part of the conflict.
Since the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign began, Iran has targeted U.S. bases and other targets in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq — including the Kurdish region.
President Trump said Monday that Operation Epic Fury is designed to last four to five weeks, giving the conflict significant room to expand further.