The United Arab Emirates launched dozens of airstrikes in Iran in the first days of the US-Israeli war on Iran, and after the ceasefire in April was announced, people familiar with the matter tell the Wall Street Journal.
Reports have said the UAE carried out attacks on Iran during the war, but the report by the WSJ indicated a much larger role than previously reported.
Israel and the US provided intelligence on the strikes, which targeted Qeshm and Abu Musa islands in the Strait of Hormuz, the port city of Bandar Abbas, Lavan Island’s oil refinery, and the Asaluyeh petrochemical complex, the sources tell the WSJ.
Israel also struck Asaluyeh, which prompted the US to ask Israel to stop attacks on energy facilities, and sparked international backlash.
Attacks on Iranian energy facilities came in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on the UAE’s facilities.
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