US EditionIran Hits Key UAE Oil Port and Dubai Airport
Iran's drone strikes targeted Fujairah's oil storage and Dubai airport, halting operations and causing one death, amid over 1,900 attacks since conflict began in February.
- On Monday, Iranian-launched drones struck the Fujairah petrochemical industrial zone and a fuel tank near Dubai International Airport, sparking fires that UAE Civil Defence responded to and briefly grounding flights.
- Iranian officials say the strikes are retaliation for U.S. and Israeli assaults last month, and U.S. Central Command reports more than 300 attacks across roughly a dozen countries.
- Following the strikes, Fujairah port operators halted oil loading and suspended work while firefighters contained the blaze, and several aircraft were diverted to Al-Maktoum International Airport as Dubai civil aviation authorities confirmed a reduced schedule.
- UAE authorities reported a civilian fatality as a Palestinian national died in Al-Bahya, Abu Dhabi, while Brent crude traded at $104, raising global energy market concerns.
- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped by roughly 97%, disrupting roughly 20 million barrels per day, and Japan began releasing reserves Monday to address shortages.
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AlKhaleej TodayMissiles and drones hammer UAE, shutting Dubai airport, sparking Fujairah oil fires and rattling Gulf travellers
DUBAI, March 17 — Missiles and drones rained on the United Arab Emirates on Monday, killing one civilian, disrupting the world’s busiest airport and sparking a fire at a crucial oil hub.Iran has kept up strikes on the UAE since war erupted in the Middle East, disrupting commercial air travel and targeting energy installations on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz.The attacks have piled economic pressure on the oil-rich country, which also serves…
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