{"id":109326,"date":"2026-05-12T01:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/109326\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T01:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:17:15","slug":"uae-secretly-carried-out-strikes-on-iran-including-on-oil-refinery-report-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/109326\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE secretly carried out strikes on Iran, including on oil refinery — report"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United Arab Emirates carried out military strikes on Iran, making it the only other country to join the United States and Israel in its war against the Islamic Republic, according to a report on Monday.<\/p>\n

The strikes, which the UAE has not publicly acknowledged, included an attack on a refinery on Iran\u2019s Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf, the Wall Street Journal reported<\/a>, citing people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

The attack took place in early April, the report said, which said it was around the time US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire, but did not specify if it was before or after the declaration.<\/p>\n

Iran acknowledged at the time that the site had been attacked by an unspecified enemy, then responded by firing missiles and drones on the UAE and Kuwait, the WSJ noted.<\/p>\n

The Lavan Island attack is the only specific instance of the UAE participating in the war mentioned in the report.<\/p>\n

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One of the sources told the WSJ that Washington positively received Abu Dhabi\u2019s participation in the war, after other Gulf countries refused to actively join in the conflict.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tAn Emirates aircraft prepares for landing as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 16, 2026 (AFP)<\/p>\n

The UAE\u2019s Foreign Ministry declined the Journal\u2019s request for comment on the reported strikes, but noted past declarations that it had a right to respond to Iran\u2019s attacks. The Pentagon also declined to comment.<\/p>\n

In March<\/a>, multiple Hebrew media outlets put out near-simultaneous reports that the UAE had struck a desalination plant in Iran in response to Tehran\u2019s strikes across the Gulf. The reports sparked fury among Emirati officials, who called out what they called false Israeli media reports.<\/p>\n

The WSJ article did not shed light on that report.<\/p>\n

During the US-Israel war on Iran, Tehran launched sustained attacks on the UAE, firing some 550 ballistic and cruise missiles and more than 2,200 drones, according to the Emirati defense ministry, making it the most targeted country in the region, including Israel.<\/p>\n

The UAE reported likely Iranian attacks restarted<\/a> over the past week in their territories, as Tehran appeared to be ramping up its strikes in the region despite the fragile ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Iran, which had vowed to strike US bases in the region, targeted states across the Gulf with missile fire during the war. It also blocked the Strait of Hormuz, choking off a key pathway for the flow of oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n

While most projectiles fired at the UAE were intercepted, some struck military and civilian targets.<\/p>\n

Israel launched its campaign against Iran, alongside the US, to degrade the Iranian regime\u2019s military capabilities, distance threats posed by Iran \u2014 including its nuclear and ballistic missile programs \u2014 and \u201ccreate the conditions\u201d for the Iranian people to topple the regime, the military and other Israeli leaders have said.<\/p>\n

The ceasefire declared by Trump in April came with the core declared goals of the war unfulfilled.<\/p>\n


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