What did the UAE report about the Iranian missile attack on April 8 ceasefire period, including interception, casualties, and infrastructure damage?

The UAE reported intercepting Iranian cruise missiles fired at different parts of the country, fracturing the uneasy calm since the April 8 ceasefire; a large fire broke out at an oil industrial zone in Fujairah after an Iranian drone attack, injuring three people; and an oil terminal part owned by Vitol Group in Fujairah was attacked, according to unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

How did the UAE government respond politically and operationally to the Iranian strikes, and what broader regional context was cited?

The UAE Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes as a 'dangerous escalation' and affirmed it 'will not tolerate any threat to its security and sovereignty under any circumstances,' reserving 'its full and legitimate right to respond'; the Ministry of Education reinstated nationwide distance learning from Tuesday through Friday across all schools; the attacks occurred hours after an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. tanker was fired upon near the Strait of Hormuz and amid US efforts — described by President Donald Trump as 'humanitarian' — to escort stranded ships through the strait, against which Iran warned it would attack US forces and required commercial vessels to seek permission before transiting.

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