Evidence

Multiple independent news outlets from mid-to-late August 2026 report that Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei rejected as 'baseless'/'completely rejected'/'unfounded' the UAE's claim that Iran had launched two ballistic missiles toward the UAE. This is corroborated by CNN, ANI, Republic World, Xinhua, Prokerala, WANA, and Iran's own Tabnak outlet, all describing the same statement in which Baghaei called the UAE accusations contrary to good neighbourliness and urged regional states to avoid 'baseless accusations' amid alleged US/Israeli destabilization and warnings about 'false-flag operations.' No dedicated Reuters Fact Check, AFP Fact Check, Bellingcat, or EUvsDisinfo investigation of this specific statement was found, but the underlying quote/event itself is well documented across multiple independent wire and news sources rather than being a single unverified claim.