The UAE considers striking Iran as the war spreads

On March 4th, according to Bloomberg Terminal reports, the United Arab Emirates is weighing military action against Iran after experiencing 186 missile and 812 drone attacks. Although most of the attacks were intercepted, they still resulted in 3 deaths and about 70 injuries, targeting civilian infrastructure and oil facilities. UAE officials stated they reserve the right to respond, as anger among neighboring Gulf countries grows, and Israeli and Saudi sources suggest the conflict could involve other regional powers. According to PolyBeats monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the current probability that “UAE will strike Iran before March 31” is 51%.