UAE's Fujairah says fire erupts in petroleum industrial site following drone attack from Iran

The drone attack on the VTTI oil facility in Fujairah marks an escalation in tensions between Iran and the UAE, which could lead to supply disruptions and heightened volatility in oil markets.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 4 May 2026, 15:41 UTCOn the live feed at 15:21 UTC — 6 more headlines followed before this page went public

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Sources to Al Jazeera Mubasher: Israeli airstrike targets the town of Kfar in southern Lebanon

15:26

Iran Army Commander says security in Hormuz region is Iran's red line, via Tasnim

15:21

UAE's Fujairah says fire erupts in petroleum industrial site following drone attack from Iran

15:16

UAE Defense Ministry says it detected 4 missiles launched from Iran, and successfully intercepted 3 of them, and the fourth fell into the sea, Al Araby reports

15:12

UKMTO says it has received a report of an incident 36nm north of Dubai, UAE; cargo vessel reported a fire in the engine room, cause of the fire unknown at this time

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