The United Arab Emirates reported that four missiles were fired toward its territory from Iran on Monday, and that it was actively engaging with another "missile and drone attack."
There were also fires reported at a fuel facility in the UAE and on ships off its coast. Iran has not claimed responsibility for any of the apparent attacks.
This would be the first time Iran attacked a Gulf state since the ceasefire was announced nearly a month ago. The U.S. and Iran may now be on the precipice of a return to war.
The incidents come after President Trump launched a new initiative to "guide" ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran threatened to respond with "force."
The UAE's Defense Ministry said three cruise missiles coming from Iran were intercepted and a third fell into the sea, and told its citizens the loud booms heard inside the country were the result of those aerial interceptions.
Less than an hour later, the Defense Ministry said it was responding to another attack.
Separately, a government media office in the emirate of Fujairah said a drone had struck a fuel facility there, starting a fire.
The U.K.'s maritime operations center also said it had received reports of a fire in the engine room of a cargo vessel off of Dubai, and of a second vessel on fire off the coast of the UAE, both with unknown causes.
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