US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Donald Trump Holds Call With UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Yemeni Military Downs Houthi Drones in Taiz Region

US President Donald Trump had a telephonic conversation with his Emirati counterpart  Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan this evening. While the Yemeni military claimed to shoot down multiple drones from the Houthis.

By: Anushka Singh
Last Updated: September 3, 2026 17:31:57 IST

US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: US President Donald Trump had a telephonic conversation with his Emirati counterpart  Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan this evening. While the Yemeni military claimed to shoot down multiple drones from the Houthis. 

US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Donald Trump Holds Call With UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

US President Donald Trump spoke to the UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan this evening. 

The two leaders discussed the ongoing regional tensions in the Middle East & diplomatic ways to address it during the call. The news was reported by Emirati state aligned news agency WAM originally. 

US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Yemeni Military Downs Houthi Drones in Taiz Region 

The armed forces of Yemen shot down several drones allegedly from Iran backed militant group Houthis. According to reports from the country’s Yemen News Agency (Saba), the Yemeni army successfully countered 3 Houthi drones in theJabal Habashi district  of Taiz province. Similar drone attacks were also reported in Taiz’s neighbouring province of Hodeidah. 

US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Israel Warns Iran of Energy & Civilian Infrastructure Strikes 

A few days ago, Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister said that his country is closely monitoring Iran and prepared for any potential attack. Now, he has stated that Israeli troops will launch strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure in case of any attacks on Israel.  

“Iranian attack on ⁠Israel would free Israel from any existing limitations on attacking Iran”, Katz warned. He then added that “We will cripple all ‌of Iran’s national military and civilian infrastructure – including energy infrastructure – and return Iran ‌deep ‌into the Stone Age and darkness”.  

US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Donald Trump’s Suggestion for Strait of Hormuz  

US President Donald Trump has frequently sought to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz. Now, he has suggested renaming the waterway to “Trump Strait”. 

“Now that we have it under USA control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before”, the US President wrote in a Truth Social post. Tehran has not responded to Trump’s brazen suggestion yet. 

US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Iranian Security Official Accuses Enemy Countries of Resorting to ‘Malicious Actions’ 

Ebrahim Azizi, the chairman of Iran’s parliamentary National Security Commission, recently stated that the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway can’t be reopened without its consent. 

He claimed that certain countries that were previously present in the region retreated more than 500 miles (800km), and  started resorting to “malicious actions” because they could not “unlock” the waterway.  

US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: What Happened in Lebanon’s Halta Village? 

According to reports from Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), IDF troops entered the village of Halta in Southern Lebanon earlier today. The report claimed that the Israelis surrounded a number of homes in the Golan Heights & prevented local residents from leaving. No casualties or injuries have been reported yet.  

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