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It wasn\u2019t immediately clear what sparked the warning just after 5:15 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities did not elaborate. The mobile phone alerted startled many in Dubai, the first in weeks since the ceasefire in the war.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2890\">Trump blames Iran for a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Iran is suspected of launching a drone attack against a tanker off the coast of Oman on Thursday as Tehran increasingly challenges the region and the U.S. over its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even with the current interim deal in the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>A short time after the alert, the Emiratis said there was a telephone call between Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. It quoted Sheikh Abdullah as telling Araghchi that the UAE \u201cemphasized the importance of full commitment\u201d to the interim deal between Iran and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSerious diplomacy and responsible dialogue are the optimal path for addressing all regional and international crises,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2888\">Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2892\">Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Authorities in the United Arab Emirates on Friday sounded an incoming missile alert for Dubai but shortly afterward told the public to \u201cdisregard the previous warning,\u201d an indication that it was likely triggered by mistake. 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