LIVE: Indian Citizen Wounded in UAE Drone Attack
Shrapnel fell near an industrial area of Umm Al Thoub while air defense systems were intercepting a drone
An Indian citizen was wounded during a drone attack Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates, according to the official WAM news agency in Umm Al Quwain, one of the UAE’ seven emirates.
Shrapnel fell near an industrial area of Umm Al Thoub while air defense systems were intercepting a drone, the agency reported.
What to know:
- US President Donald Trump has suggested that the ongoing military conflict with Iran could conclude within the next two to three weeks, expressing strong confidence in the mission’s progress. Speaking from the Oval Office, he added that a faster resolution is possible if a diplomatic breakthrough is reached.
- Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough, saying the “trust level is at zero” between the two countries. In an interview with Al Jazeera, he said Iran sees no “honesty” in US actions and has “never had a good experience” in negotiations with Washington.
- The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush is slated to go to the Middle East along with three destroyers, two U.S. officials said. The carrier strike group consists of more than 6,000 sailors. It comes as thousands of soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division have also begun arriving in the Middle East, according to two other U.S. officials.
- U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war continues to push fuel prices higher worldwide. Analysts say those high fuel costs will trickle into groceries as businesses’ transportation and packaging costs pile up.
- An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad, and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said. The journalist was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by Al-Monitor, one of the news outlets she worked for. A U.S. official blamed the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah.
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