A fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone following a drone attack originating from Iran, according to authorities cited by Reuters and EnergyNow. Civil defence teams were dispatched immediately to control the blaze. The Fujairah Media Office stated that three Indian nationals sustained moderate injuries and were taken to hospital.
Separately, the UAE Ministry of Defence announced on X that its air defence forces intercepted three Iranian missiles over territorial waters, while a fourth missile crashed into the sea. Mobile phone emergency notifications were also issued across Abu Dhabi and Dubai advising residents of potential missile threats.
Iranian news outlets reported that Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy released a map displaying expanded operational areas near the Strait of Hormuz, covering the UAE ports of Fujairah and Khorfakkan alongside the Umm Al Quwain coastline.
The strike marked an end to a period of relative stability following a Pakistani-mediated ceasefire between Washington and Tehran enacted on April 8. Fujairah's energy infrastructure had previously suffered disruption on March 14 when a drone attack forced a temporary pause in loading operations. Fujairah serves as a vital energy outlet for UAE crude exports via the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, which links inland fields to the Gulf of Oman without traversing the Strait of Hormuz.
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- EnergyNow.com · 2026-10-08
