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Revenge: Iran strikes key UAE oil port and Dubai airport

2026-03-16 16:16:15Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Revenge: Iran strikes key UAE oil port and Dubai airport

The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) largest oil port and storage facility, Fujairah, and Dubai's international airport have suffered further drone attacks, as Iran continues to target transportation and oil infrastructure in the Persian Gulf.

Flights were temporarily suspended on Monday after a fire broke out near the airport following a "drone-related incident."

A fire also broke out after a drone attack at the strategically important port and industrial area in Fujairah, one of the largest oil storage facilities in the region.

And a rocket attack on a car killed a Palestinian national on the outskirts of the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi, the city's media office reported.

The attack took place in the Al Bahia area, she said.

The United Arab Emirates' air defense systems intercepted six ballistic missiles and 21 drones on Monday, the Defense Ministry said. Iran has fired more than 1,900 missiles and drones at the UAE since the start of the war between the US and Israel, and Iran.

Monday's drone attack was the third incident since the start of the war near Dubai's airport, which is the world's busiest for international passengers.

Some flights were delayed, while others were canceled altogether, another blow to the UAE's image of security and stability.

The country's energy sector came under attack after a drone hit an oil tanker on Saturday and another drone hit oil facilities on Monday, causing a fire.

Oil loading activities at the port were temporarily halted while damage assessments were conducted.

Fujairah is located on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates, on the Gulf of Oman – rather than the Persian Gulf – and so ships do not need to sail through the Strait of Hormuz to reach it.

The location means the port plays a "crucial" role in "helping to keep global supplies moving" when the Strait of Hormuz is blocked by Iran, Justin Harper, editor of CEO Middle East - who regularly speaks to oil industry executives in Dubai - told the BBC.

"If tensions with Iran break the choke point, the UAE could still export oil through Fujairah via pipelines from oil fields in Abu Dhabi," he said.

The port city is “ideally placed to bypass the Strait of Hormuz,” said Dubai-based oil analyst Matt Stanley, who works for commodity data provider Kpler.

"The UAE's state-owned oil company Adnoc has its oil tankers there, it's crude oil which is what Asian buyers want."

Iran's strike on a storage tanker and oil facilities in Fujairah "shows the vulnerability of Gulf infrastructure," Stanley told the BBC.

"Iran wants to disrupt the flow of energy."

The port city is close to India and "the first stop from the Middle East on the way to Singapore and China," Stanley said.

"Fujairah is on the Old Silk Road, the maritime route, and it has received a lot of bunkering business - which is providing fuel, food, water - for container ships that have been at sea for 25 or 30 days."

Fujairah is like a "big vending machine" for ships, Stanley added.

Despite the attacks in Dubai, Harper says the business community there is “resilient.” Restaurants have offered deals to bring people back into their restaurants and “malls still seem to be busy.” People “underestimate Dubai and its ability to survive a downturn,” he added.

Last week, the UAE's Minister of State, Lana Nusseibeh, vowed in an interview with the BBC that her country would "recover" from the conflict, insisting that its economy was "stable".


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