Iran launches fresh round of air strikes on UAE a day after hitting key oil port

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Smoke billows from Fujairah oil industry zone, following a drone attack in the UAE yesterday (Picture: Social Media via REUTERS)

Smoke billows from Fujairah oil industry zone, following a drone attack, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, in this screengrab obtained from asocial media video released on May 4, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY. VERIFICATION: - Reuters confirmed the location from terrain, port layout, mechanical cranes and fuel depots which matched satellite imagery. - Vessel tracking data captured on May 4 showed vessels ??????Emirates Nada II??? and ???Nereus??? seen in the video were in the port of Fujairah. - Exact time when the video was filmed could not be verified but no older version of the video was found posted online before May 4. - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah said on Monday that a fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone. — Smoke billows from Fujairah oil industry zone, following a drone attack in the UAE yesterday (Picture: Social Media via REUTERS)

Iran has launched another round of air strikes against the United Arab Emirates a day after attacking a crucial oil port in the Gulf State.

The UAE said in statements on X that they are shooting down missile and drone attacks originating from Iran.

‘The sounds heard in scattered areas of the country are the result of the UAE’s air defense systems intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones,’ their Ministry of Defence added in a statement.

Residents have been instructed to find a safe location to shelter from the strikes.

Missile strikes have returned to the region for the first time since a fragile ceasefire was agreed between the US and Israel. Picture of previous air strikes. (Picture: Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

It comes after Iran struck the UAE yesterday in the first attack since the ceasefire.

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A large fire broke out at the key oil port after a drone attack, officials said.

Authorities added that three people – all Indian nationals – were taken to hospital for treatment after the strike on the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone.

Tensions at the Strait of Hormuz continue more than 24 hours after Donald Trump declared ‘Project Freedom, a US-led operation to guide neutral vessels out of the Strait.

However US Secretary of State Pete Hegseth said the operation was temporary and insisted that the ceasefire was still in place.

He told a press conference: ‘We’re not looking for a fight. Right now the ceasefire certainly holds, but we’re going to be watching very, very closely.’

The situation appears to remain largely the same at the Strait of Hormuz before and after Trump’s ‘Project Freedom,’ with hundreds of vessels lingering around the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf (Picture: Marine Traffic)

The speaker of Iran’s parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said reaches of the ceasefire by the U.S. and its allies endangered shipping through the strait.

Speaking from the Oval Office today, Trump said Iran has ‘no chance’.

He added: ‘They never did. They know it. They express it to me when I talk to them.

‘They have no navy — totally wiped out. They have no Air force — totally wiped out. They have no anti-aircraft capability — totally wiped out. No radar. They have no leaders. The leaders are wiped out. The whole thing.

‘Then I read the papers and they say how well they’re doing. They’re not doing well.’

The US said that two American-flagged merchant vessels had moved through the Strait on Monday after the project kicked off.

However, experts have warned that this is just a drop in the ocean compared to some 135 vessels transiting through before the start of the war.

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