EAM Jaishankar discusses West Asia situation with UAE FM

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Jaishankar said he discussed the West Asia situation with Nahyan.
In a post on X, he said, "Spoke last night to DPM & FM Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of UAE. Exchanged views on various aspects of the regional situation."

Spoke last night to DPM & FM @ABZayed of UAE. Exchanged views on various aspects of the regional situation.

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 15, 2026

Meanwhile, in an operational update, the UK Ministry of Defence flew its sorties in several nations across the Middle East, including the UAE.
In a post on X, it said, "Overnight, Typhoon and F-35 jets, supported by Voyager air-to-air refuelling, have flown sorties in defence of British interests and allies across Qatar, Cyprus, UAE, Jordan, and Bahrain."

An update on UK operations in the Middle East, 15 March 2026. pic.twitter.com/LG7zBKQGwL

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) March 15, 2026

Meanwhile, the UAE said that its "air defenses are dealing with Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles and drones."

الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية تتعامل مع الصواريخ الباليستية والجوالة والمسيرات الإيرانية.

UAE Air Defences engaged Iranian
Ballistic and Cruise Missiles and UAVs Attacks#وزارة_الدفاع #وزارة_الدفاع_الإماراتية#MOD#UAEMinistryOfDefence pic.twitter.com/vRWuA5UFRS

— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) March 15, 2026

The UAE Ministry of defence also said that Indian nationals are also among the injured.
"UAE air defence systems engaged 4 ballistic missiles and 6 UAVs on 15th March 2026 coming from Iran. Since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged 298 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,606 UAVs," it said.

UAE air defences engage 4 ballistic missiles, 6 UAVs

UAE air defence systems engaged 4 ballistic missiles and 6 UAVs on 15th March 2026 coming from Iran.

Since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged 298 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles… pic.twitter.com/V67Jiq5ptH

— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) March 15, 2026

"These attacks resulted in the death of 6 people of Emirati, Pakistani, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationalities, and 142 minor to moderate injuries among individuals of Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepali, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, Indonesian and Swedish nationalities," it added.
US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said that Iranians have reached out to him for a deal, but that the terms "aren't good enough yet," as reported by Al Jazeera.
On Saturday, it was reported that a drone strike had targeted the Fujairah Port in the UAE, triggering a fire.
A well-informed Gulf analyst confirmed that the Iranian attack on Fujairah caused a fire from falling debris after the successful interception of a drone by UAE air defence systems, with no injuries reported. (ANI)