A large fire broke out at a key oil facility in the United Arab Emirates on Monday after Iran fired 19 missiles and drones at the Gulf nation in a “dangerous escalation” of the Middle East conflict, local officials said.
The UAE said it had come under attack for the first time since the US-Israel cease-fire with Iran was secured last month, with Tehran accused of hitting the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, the country’s largest port and oil storage area.
The blast left three Indian nationals injured, Abu Dhabi said, slamming the attack as a form of “dangerous escalation” as Iran and the US traded fire along the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
Along with hitting the Fujairah plant, a UAE tanker was hit by projectiles just seven nautical miles
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