President Donald Trump urged China and US allies to help to resolve disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, warning NATO faces a “very bad” future if allies fail to assist. No countries have yet committed to sending warships.
Israel announced “limited” ground operations in southern Lebanon as airstrikes rocked Beirut’s suburbs. In Iran, smoke billowed over Tehran as state media reported loud booms. Meanwhile, one person was killed in Abu Dhabi after a missile hit a vehicle.
EU energy ministers are meeting today to discuss how to curb rising energy costs. The price of oil yesterday rose to its highest level since July 2022.
An “advanced fire” broke out in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah petroleum industrial zone after it was targeted in a drone attack, Fujairah Media Office said on Monday, adding that no injuries took place.
“Civil defense teams in the emirate immediately dealt with the incident and are continuing their efforts to control it,” the media office said.
The Fujairah port is a key UAE oil hub and the only one that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively shut. Fujairah exported more than 1.7 million barrels per day of crude oil and refined fuels on average last year, Reuters reported, citing Kpler data, a volume equal to about 1.7% of daily world demand.
The fire comes after some operations at the port of Fujairah were disrupted following a drone attack and fire Saturday, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. The blaze began when debris from an intercepted drone fell, the Fujairah Media Office said over the weekend, which did not mention any disruption to operations.
Iran’s military had earlier warned it would target UAE ports in retaliation for a strike on its Kharg Island that Iranian officials claimed came from UAE territory.
