Multiple reports say the United Arab Emirates has carried out covert military strikes on Iran in response to Iranian barrages. The reporting describes attacks that are not publicly acknowledged by the UAE, including an alleged strike on Iran’s Lavan Island. The Wall Street Journal reports that the UAE’s actions follow Iranian shelling or barrages, framing the operations as retaliatory. The Independent similarly says the UAE has not publicly confirmed or detailed the strikes, but reports include the same reference to Lavan Island. Across the accounts, the central points are that the alleged operations are secret or unacknowledged and that they target sites in Iran linked in the reporting to the exchange of barrages. The reports do not provide further publicly confirmed details within the excerpts provided, and the claims remain attributable to the cited reporting rather than to official statements from the UAE or Iran.