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America Approves $23.5 Billion in Weapons sells to Gulf to Counter Iran

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Iran Drone Attack Hits UAE's Fujairah Oil Hub — Loading Operations Suspended As Middle East Energy Crisis Deepens

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Iran Drone Attack Hits UAE's Fujairah Oil Hub — Oil Loading Suspended As Middle East Energy Crisis Deepens Some oil-loading operations have been suspended at the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah emirate — one of the world's most important bunkering hubs and crude oil export terminals — after a drone attack triggered a fire at the port facility on Saturday, March 14, 2026, industry and trade sources confirmed. The incident marks a dramatic and dangerous escalation of the Iran-US-Israel conflict into the heart of Gulf Arab energy infrastructure, sending fresh shockwaves through global oil markets already reeling from weeks of war, strikes, and counter-strikes across the Middle East. The attack on Fujairah came just hours after United States forces, acting on orders from President Donald Trump, struck military targets on Iran's Kharg Island — Iran's largest crude oil export terminal and the origin point of the vast majority of the country's oil revenues. Iran...

Iran Kills Six, Wounds 131 Including Nigerian In UAE Missile And Drone Blitz — Dubai Airport, Burj Al Arab Area And Abu Dhabi Refinery All Targeted

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Iran has fired hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates since the war began on February 28, 2026 — killing six people and injuring 131 others , including at least one Nigerian citizen , in what the UAE's Ministry of Defence has described as a sustained and unprecedented assault on the Gulf nation's territory. The UAE Ministry of Defence confirmed in a statement on Tuesday March 10, 2026 that its air defence systems have tracked a staggering 262 ballistic missiles fired by Iran since the conflict began — of which 241 were successfully intercepted and destroyed in mid-air, while 19 fell harmlessly into the sea . However, two missiles penetrated UAE defences and struck within the country's territory — killing people and injuring dozens more. In addition to the ballistic missiles, the UAE defence ministry confirmed that Iranian forces fired a total of 1,475 drones at the country since February 28 — of which 1,385 were intercepted while 90 ...