New Delhi, April 17 -- Assessing the evolving security situation in West Asia, UAE Ambassador to India Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali said that his country has faced an unprecedented wave of missile and drone attacks since late February and noted that regional tensions remain far from resolved.

In a detailed interview with ANI, the diplomat, in response to questions on whether the worst of the conflict is over, said the UAE has been directly targeted despite not being a party to the conflict.

"The UAE has faced 2,890 missiles and drones since the 28th of February. That is more than every other neighbouring country attacked during this war. These were unprovoked terrorist attacks against a country that was not a party to this war in any way,...