India, March 17 -- The UAE Defence Ministry on Tuesday said that Iran has fired 304 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,627 kamikaze drones at the Emirates since February 28, but the majority of these aerial platforms were neutralized by their anti-ballistic missile defence.

This morning, an oil field in Abu Dhabi was hit by an Iranian projectile, with the entire airspace being closed for a few hours early on Tuesday. Even though the missile and drone attacks have reduced in frequency, Iran has made the rich sheikhdoms of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah priority targets, as the UAE has slowly become the financial hub of the Middle East.

While the Iranian hardline IRGC has justified the targeting of the UAE, saying the latter sup...