The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defence announced on Friday (May 8, 2026) that the country’s air defences are “actively engaging” with a missile and drone attack early in the morning as the Iran war’s shaky ceasefire was again challenged.

Hours earlier, the U.S. military said it had intercepted Iranian attacks on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday night and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces.”

The violence threatened to unravel a fragile truce in effect since April 8 that brought an end to weeks of U.S.-Israeli attacks on the Islamic republic, which has retaliated with strikes across West Asia and by blocking the strait, a vital route for oil and gas shipments.

The U.S. military said no ships were hit. It said it doesn’t seek escalation but “remains positioned and ready to protect American forces”.

U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the attacks as “a trifle,” saying he considered the ceasefire still active. He added that the U.S. is still negotiating with Iran.