Abu Dhabi, March 28 (Petra) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday its air defenses intercepted 20 Iranian ballistic missiles and 37 drones.

The Emirates News Agency (WAM), quoting a Ministry of Defense statement, said that since the start of Iranian attacks, UAE air defenses have intercepted 398 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,872 drones.

The attacks killed 2 members of the armed forces, a Moroccan civilian contractor with the armed forces, and 8 civilians of Pakistani, Nepalese, Bangladeshi, Palestinian, and Indian nationalities. They also injured 178 people of various nationalities, whose injuries were light to severe, it added.

//Petra//SS

28/03/2026 15:21:30