Iranian Media: Attack on UAE Oil Facility Result of US 'Adventurism' in the Strait of Hormuz - News From Antiwar.com
At least 3 Indian nationals were injured as the UAE said its defenses intercepted 19 projectiles and attacks hit oil facilities near the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Monday, the UAE air defenses engaged 19 Iranian missiles and drones near Fujairah, with sources reporting that a secretly deployed Israeli Iron Dome system assisted in the interceptions.
- President Donald Trump launched "Project Freedom" on Monday to secure the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran denied planning the Fujairah attack, blaming US "military adventurism" for creating illegal passage through restricted waterways.
- The British maritime security agency UKMTO reported two ships were hit off the UAE coast on Monday, including an empty ADNOC oil tanker, and at least three Indian nationals were injured during the attacks.
- Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Tuesday that shipping and energy transit security had been threatened by breaches of the four-week-old ceasefire by the US and its allies.
- Tensions remain high as US forces have begun to "guide" commercial ships out of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, with both nations continuing to wrestle for control of the critical waterway.
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US quietly throws its own ally under the bus? Fujairah attack chaos erupts after Hormuz drama
A fierce blame game has erupted after missile and drone strikes rocked the United Arab Emirates, with Iran denying any role and instead accusing the United States of staging a “false-flag” attack in Fujairah. Tehran claims U.S. “adventurism” triggered the blaze at a key energy facility, even as Abu Dhabi maintains that the strikes originated from Iran.
It allows the United Arab Emirates to bypass at least part of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and on Tuesday Iran attacked it to reaffirm its control
Tehran attributed the attack on the Fujairah camp to American military maneuvers in the Strait of Ormuz, blocked from the beginning of the conflict on 28 February.
Fujairah Port fire consequence of ‘US adventurism’ in Strait of Hormuz: IRIB source
A massive blaze at oil facilities in Fujairah Port in the UAE on Monday was a direct consequence of 'American adventurism' in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a senior military source told IRIB.
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