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UAE secretly carried out strikes on Iran, including on oil refinery — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United Arab Emirates has carried out military strikes on Iran, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.
The strikes, which the UAE has not publicly acknowledged, included an attack on a refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf, WSJ says, adding that the attack took place in early April.
Reuters cannot immediately verify the report.
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