US EditionOil Prices Jump 6% as Iran Sets UAE Oil Port Ablaze, Strikes Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
The attack on UAE infrastructure, blamed on Iran, threatens a month-old ceasefire and disrupts global oil supplies amid escalating Persian Gulf tensions.
- On Monday, the United Arab Emirates reported Iranian drone and missile strikes on the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, injuring three Indian nationals and sending international Brent crude oil prices surging to $114 per barrel.
- The escalation followed President Donald Trump's Monday launch of "Project Freedom," a naval operation involving 15,000 servicemen and 100 aircraft designed to guide neutral ships through the 21-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz.
- While the Emirati Defense Ministry intercepted several incoming missiles, CENTCOM reported that US forces sank seven Iranian boats and intercepted drones targeting civilian vessels; attacks also injured two workers in Oman.
- Labelling the strikes "treacherous," the United Arab Emirates foreign ministry reserved its right to respond as global markets remained volatile amid threats to the Strait of Hormuz energy corridor.
- Despite the violence, Trump alluded to ongoing talks that "could lead to something very positive," though Iran continues to demand the lifting of naval blockades before reopening the strategic waterway.
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