US EditionUAE president says country is well and no easy prey, in first public comments since Iran strikes
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan vows to protect all residents after intercepting 15 ballistic missiles and 119 drones from Iranian attacks, with casualties reported.
- On March 6, 2026, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE president and ruler of Abu Dhabi, visited an injured patient in Abu Dhabi and said 'The UAE has thick skin and bitter flesh — we are no easy prey'.
- Following US and Israeli strikes since February 28, 2026, Tehran launched missile and drone attacks across the region that struck neighbouring countries not involved in the war.
- The defence ministry reported that UAE air defence systems detected 16 ballistic missiles, intercepting 15 and one fell into the sea, 121 UAVs with 119 intercepted and two falling inside UAE, and destroyed eight cruise missiles.
- The strikes killed three people, including Pakistani, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationals, and injured 112 others, while Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan vowed to protect everyone across the UAE's seven emirates.
- Officials said escalation is worrying and called for an immediate end to aggression, warning the Emirati government wants Iranian attacks on non-combatant Gulf states to stop.
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UAE president says country is well and is no easy prey in first public comments since Iran strikes
The president of the United Arab Emirates said his nation was in a time of war but was well and told his enemies it was no easy prey, in his first public comments since Iran launched missiles at its Gulf neighbour amid U.S.-Israeli strikes.
The President of the United Arab Emirates, Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has said that his country is in a state of war, but is not easy prey for enemies.
UAE president says country is well and is no easy prey in first public comments since Iran strikes.
The president of the United Arab Emirates said his nation was in a time of war but was well and told his enemies it was no easy prey, in his first public comments since Iran launched missiles at its Gulf neighbour amid US-Israeli strikes. "The UAE has thick skin and bitter flesh — we are no easy prey," Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also ruler of Abu Dhabi, said in comments, made on Friday when visiting those injured in str…
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