UAE targeted with missiles and drones – as it happened

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Mar 28, 2026 · 1629 words · By Adam Fulton; Tom Ambrose; Morgan Ofori; Nadeem Badshah; Lucy Campbell; Wendy Frew; Gaya Gupta; Pjotr Sauer; Eduardo Porter; William Christou; Patrick Wintour; David Hambling; Julian Borger; Jason Burke

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What to know about UAE targeted with missiles and drones – as it happened

The article details a U.S. military operation in Iran, reporting casualties on both sides and statements from political figures like Rubio and Trump. It includes claims about Iran's potential tolling system, U.S. military actions, and statements from the IAEA and Houthis. The text also mentions NATO's role and U.S. military strategy in the region.

Propaganda risk 20%

Claims checked 21

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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What happened

US expects Iran operation to conclude in 'weeks, not months', says Rubio Secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Friday the US expects its operation in Iran to conclude in “weeks, not months” after he met with G7 foreign ministers in France.

Why it matters

Rubio also said Iran may decide to set up a tolling system for the strait of Hormuz.

Common ground

We’re closing this blog now but our coverage continues on a new liveblog here, including a recap of the latest developments.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/27/iran-war-live-updates-trump-n…

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Claim 1: “Rubio also said Iran may decide to set up a tolling system for the strait of Hormuz”

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Claim 2: “Iran's Revolutionary Guards closed the Strait of Hormuz, turning back ships and warning of harsh measures against vessels from 'enemies'”

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Claim 3: “In Iran, more than 1,900 people had been killed and at least 20,000 injured”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — In Iran, over 1,900 people have been killed and at least 20,000 injured
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/us-expects-ira…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — In Iran, over 1,900 people have been killed and at least 20,000 injured
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260327-rubio-says-iran-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Estimates of civilian casualties vary. More than 1,900 people have been killed in Iran since the start of the conflict, with at least 20,000 injured
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/iran-pro-regim…

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Claim 4: “Israel confirmed attacks on Iran's Arak heavy-water plant and a uranium processing plant, with no radioactive material release reported”

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Claim 5: “The US expects to end its operation in Iran within weeks, with G7 support against Iran's potential tolling system for the Strait of Hormuz”

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Claim 6: “Donald Trump claimed Iran is 'on the run' and sent 10 oil ships to negotiate with the US”

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Claim 7: “A UNHCR official estimated approximately 150,000 people are isolated in Lebanon due to Israel's destruction of bridges”

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Claim 8: “In Lebanon, the Israeli military operation in the south has displaced a fifth of Lebanon’s population”

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Claim 9: “The Houthis in Yemen threatened military intervention if new countries join the US and Israel in their war against Iran”

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Claim 10: “A residential apartment was hit by a cluster munition”

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Claim 11: “Israel’s military says it has launched strikes on Iranian 'regime targets' early Saturday”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel's military said its forces carried out 'a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran' early on Friday.
https://www.news24.com/world/developing-gaza-rescuers-say-se…

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Claim 12: “Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that hundreds of thousands of Shi'ites will not return south of the Litani River until security is ensured for northern Israel”

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Claim 13: “Two other men, aged 65 and 50, were wounded in Tel Aviv and taken to hospital”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב), known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv (מכבי ראפיד תל אביב‎), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Avi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_B.C.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל מכבי תל אביב; Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Tel Aviv) is an Israeli professional football club from Tel Aviv and part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sport Clu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_F.C.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv

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Claim 14: “UNICEF reported over 370,000 children displaced in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks”

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Claim 15: “US expects Iran operation to conclude in 'weeks, not months', says Rubio”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 16: “Nineteen people have died in Israel, and four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon”

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Claim 17: “Iran informed the IAEA of a strike near the Bushehr nuclear power plant, with no damage to the reactor or radiation release”

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Claim 18: “A 37-year-old and a 21-year-old were wounded by shrapnel in the southern Israeli town of Kuseife”

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Claim 19: “Elon Musk joined a phone call between US President Donald Trump and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday about the war in Iran”

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Claim 20: “Donald Trump stated the United States does not 'have to be there for NATO'”

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Claim 21: “A man was killed in Israel on Friday after the Israeli military reported missiles fired from Iran”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tel Aviv Pride (Hebrew: מצעד הגאווה בתל אביב, Arabic: فخر تل أبيب) is a week-long series of events in Tel Aviv which takes place on the second week of June, as part of the international observance of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_Pride

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White City (Hebrew: העיר הלבנה, Ha-Ir ha-Levana; Arabic: المدينة البيضاء Al-Madinah al-Bayḍā’) is a collection of over 4,000 buildings in Tel Aviv from the 1930s built in a unique form of the Inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_City,_Tel_Aviv

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