Iran attacks UAE's Al Minhad air base with drones, IRGC says - report

Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsIran attacked the Al Minhad air base in the United Arab Emirates, targeting US forces and helicopters stationed there on Monday morning, Iranian state media said. Follow us on Google Iranian drones are displayed during a ceremony of the joining new drones to the Iranian Army's combat organisation in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 13, 2025.(photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA/REUTERS)ByREUTERSAUGUST 31, 2026 07:15Updated: AUGUST 31, 2026 08:02Iran's army said it attacked the United Arab Emirates' Al Minhad Air Base with drones early on Monday, Iranian state TV reported, citing a statement from the army.The army said the attack targeted locations where US forces and helicopters were stationed at the base.It said the attack was in response to the killing of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Iranian civilians on Larak Island.This is a developing story. The Midnight DispatchThe one email that makes sense of the Middle East. Iran, the Gulf, Syria, Turkey, and whatever moved that day, from The Jerusalem Post, every evening.See more onFollow us on Google