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A fire broke out at the UAE's Fujairah Oil Industry Zone after a drone attack from Iran, the emirate’s media office said on Monday, the first since the ceasefire.
Emergency teams rushed to the scene and continued efforts to contain the fire, with three injuries reported so far, the office stated.
Oil prices jumped after the reports, with Brent at $114 and U.S. benchmark WTI at $105.5 per barrel.
The incident is the first since a ceasefire between Iran and the United States took effect last month after a month of mutual strikes, including Tehran's retaliatory barrage on the Gulf neighbors.
The UAE Ministry of Defense reported detecting four cruise missiles heading toward the country.
Air defense systems intercepted three over territorial waters, while the fourth fell into the sea. Loud sounds heard across several areas were linked to the interceptions, officials noted.
The Interior Ministry warned that "air defense systems are currently dealing with a missile threat," urging residents to stay in safe locations.
Abu Dhabi's Foreign Ministry denounced the fresh wave of Iranian attacks, describing them as a "dangerous escalation" targeting civilian sites and infrastructure across the country.
"These attacks represent a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable transgression, posing a direct threat to the state’s security, stability, and the safety of its territories," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, warning that such actions violate international law.
The ministry stressed that the strikes targeted civilian facilities and resulted in injuries, underlining the gravity of the incident and its implications for national security.
It also warned that the UAE would not tolerate threats to its sovereignty, stating that the country “reserves its full and legitimate right to respond to these attacks” in a manner that ensures the protection of its territory, citizens, and residents.
Reaffirming its stance, the ministry called for an immediate halt to hostilities and urged adherence to international legal and humanitarian standards, holding Iran fully responsible for the attacks and their consequences.
Earlier the same day, the UAE reported that a tanker belonging to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) was hit by two Iranian drones while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with no injuries reported.
The Foreign Ministry condemned the incident as a "terrorist Iranian assault" and urged Tehran to halt hostilities and fully reopen the strait.
The escalation followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to order the navy to breach Iran’s blockade in the strait to guide stranded vessels, triggering drone and missile launches from Iran.
Since the war began on Feb. 28, shipping through the waterway has nearly come to a halt due to Iranian restrictions and a U.S. naval blockade targeting Iranian vessel traffic, with hundreds of ships stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to estimates.
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