The U.S. awaits Iran's response as the UAE reports another missile barrage

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. awaits Iran's response as the UAE reports another missile barrage Updated May 8, 20269:11 AM ET Originally published May 8, 20266:44 AM ET By The Associated Press Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 4. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP hide caption toggle caption Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates said it responded to another Iranian missile barrage on Friday, hours after the U. said it traded fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest blows to a shaky month-old ceasefire.

State of the World from NPR A fraying ceasefire in southern Lebanon with villages destroyed The UAE's Defense Ministry said three people were wounded after air defenses engaged two ballistic missiles and three drones launched by Iran. It was not clear if all were successfully intercepted. Authorities told people to stay away from any fallen debris.

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said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships and struck Iranian military facilities in the strait. Iran has mostly blocked the critical waterway for global energy since the U. and Israel launched the war on Feb.

28, causing a global spike in fuel prices and rattling world markets. Sponsor Message Middle East conflict Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza U. President Donald Trump played down the exchange of fire on Thursday, calling the U.

strikes a "love tap" in a phone call with ABC. But he reiterated threats to resume full-scale bombing if Iran doesn't accept an agreement to reopen the strait and roll back its nuclear program. Iran's Foreign Ministry said the U.

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strikes were a "clear violation" of the ceasefire. The violence came as Washington awaited a response from Tehran in their diplomatic discussions seeking to end the war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters he expects to hear from Iran later Friday.

"I hope it's a serious offer," Rubio told reporters. says it responded to an attack in the strait The U. military said it had intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz late Thursday and "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.

military said none of its ships were hit. Iranian state media said the country's forces exchanged fire with "the enemy" on Qeshm Island in the strait. It also reported loud noises and continuous defensive fire in western Tehran late Thursday.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.