Iran live updates: Attacks on US below threshold of resuming fighting, Caine says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post to X on Monday that there can be "no military solution to a political crisis" in the Strait of Hormuz.

"As talks are making progress with Pakistan's gracious effort, the U.S. should be wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers. So should the UAE," Araghchi wrote.

"Project Freedom is Project Deadlock," the foreign minister said, referring to the U.S. military mission to escort stranded shipping out of the strategic waterway that began on Monday.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- colloquially known as MBS -- spoke with United Arab Emirates counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday after the UAE reported fresh Iranian drone and missile attacks, according to a readout from the Saudi Foreign Ministry.

MBS "expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation and denunciation of the unjustified Iranian attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates," the readout said. "He reaffirmed the Kingdom's support for the UAE in its defense of its security and stability."

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The U.S. mission to the United Arab Emirates issued a security alert moments ago advising Americans in the country of "potential aerial threats."

This marks the first notice from the embassy since the country's government issued warnings about incoming attacks from Iran more than five hours ago.

"On May 4, 2026, the UAE Ministry of Interior issued several public alerts via mobile phone that warned of potential aerial threats," the alert from the U.S. embassy reads. "The U.S. Mission to the UAE is monitoring the situation and urges Americans to please follow instructions from UAE authorities and be prepared to take shelter if instructed."

The alert makes no mention of Iran or the specifics of those aerial threats.

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Following strikes on the United Arab Emirates on Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told the Gulf states that Iran has "no animosity" toward them but "had to defend" itself.

"We feel no animosity towards any countries in the region. The only reason we have to target their territories is simply because we had to defend ourselves against an act of aggression by the United States and Israel," Baghaei said in an interview on Iranian state TV.

"Now it's an open secret that the United States used its military bases, its military assets and used the logistical support provided by some of these countries to further their act of aggression against Iran," he continued. "So under international law, these countries are regarded as accomplices, as complicit in this act of aggression."