An image obtained by Reuters news agency from a video on social media shows an oil refinery burning on the Iranian island of Lavan.
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According to a report by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “Wall Street Journal” Carried out military strikes against Iran. This would have been the first time that the Gulf state had actively intervened in the Iran war, although the UAE has not officially confirmed this.
According to the report, the Gulf state attacked, among other things, a refinery on the Iranian island of Lawan at the beginning of April. Iran then responded with a drone and missile attack on the country.
“The attacks suggest that the country (UAE, CoR) is now more willing to use weapons to secure its economic power and growing influence across the Middle East,” the report said.
The attacks are said to have taken place around the time of the announcement of a ceasefire. According to the report, the US government was not angry about the attack. On the contrary: it is said that participation in the war was even tacitly approved.
No official confirmation
The UAE has not officially confirmed this. The information could not be independently verified by the AFP news agency. The mostly well-informed “WSJ” refers to statements from anonymous insiders. The UAE did not want to comment when asked by the newspaper, and the Pentagon did not respond either.
Iran focused much of its attacks on the United Arab Emirates during the war. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Iranian regime fired more than 2,800 drones and missiles at the Gulf state – far more than any other Gulf state, including Israel. (ome)
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