UAE authorities on Saturday announced that they intercepted missiles from Iran, following the offensive of US, Israel on Iran earlier in the afternoon.

The US and Israel launched a major attack on targets across Iran on Saturday, and US President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to “take over your government” — an extraordinary appeal that suggested the allies could be seeking to end of the country's theocracy after decades of tensions.

Iran's Foreign Ministry responded to a joint US-Israel attack on Saturday by saying that the country “will not hesitate” in its response to the strikes.

In a statement posted on X, the ministry said: “The time has come to defend the homeland and confront the enemy's military assault.”

Explosions could be heard in Qatar on Saturday as Iran launched a counterattack over the joint US -Israel campaign targeting the Islamic Republic. There was no immediate word of any damage.

The UAE on Saturday closed its airspace after Iran in joint military excersize bombed Iran.

The US and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

 Israel launched a daylight attack on Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown. The apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

UAE-based Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist Faizal E. Kottikollon, founder and chairman of KEF Holdings, has been named among the top 100 Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) of the year by Entrepreneur Middle East.