Drone attacks from Iran have struck the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ), the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) biggest port and oil storage facility, sparking a fire.
No casualties were reported in the Monday incident as the
Fujairah media office said specialised teams were immediately dispatched to
handle the situation.
Fujairah sits on the UAE’s eastern coast, on the Gulf of
Oman – rather than the Persian Gulf – and so vessels do not need to navigate
the Strait of Hormuz to reach it.
The UAE, which before the war began produced more than 3.4 million bpd of crude,
operates a 1.5 million bpd pipeline
that can transport some crude to bypass Hormuz.
With the narrow sea passage controlled by Iran largely shut
to exports, significant disruptions at Fujairah would force the large crude
producer to shut down more
production.
Though Iran has repeatedly said it does not intend to attack
its neighbouring countries, and only seeks to strike US military bases in the
region, drone attacks have continued to target Gulf transport and oil
infrastructure.
Dubai’s international airport was hit in a separate
“drone-related incident” hours apart.
Flights were temporarily suspended after a fire broke out
near the airport.
According to officials, Iran has launched over 1,900
missiles and drones at the UAE since the war between the US and Israel, and
Iran, began last month.
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