Earlier, authorities in Abu Dhabi mentioned they had been battling fires at a petrochemical plant in Ruwais Industrial Metropolis on the UAE’s northwest coast.
“Authorities are responding to a number of fires in Borouge petrochemicals plant, brought on by falling particles following profitable interceptions by air defence programs,” the Gulf emirate’s media workplace mentioned.
“Operations on the facility have been instantly suspended whereas harm is assessed. No accidents have been reported,” it added after the United Arab Emirates’ defence ministry earlier mentioned it was responding to missile and drone assaults.
Iran’s army mentioned it was concentrating on “aluminium industries” within the UAE and US army infrastructure in Kuwait, the official IRNA information company reported on Saturday.
Iran has repeatedly threatened civilian infrastructure within the Gulf international locations as US-Israeli assaults on Iran have additionally hit targets which are key to its financial system.
On Saturday, a strike on a petrochemical hub in southwest Iran killed 5 individuals, the deputy governor of Khuzestan province mentioned.
In Bahrain on Sunday, the state vitality firm mentioned an Iranian drone assault sparked a fireplace at a storage tank that was later extinguished.
“Bapco Energies confirms an incident occurred at one in all its storage amenities earlier immediately leading to a tank hearth, on account of a hostile Iranian drone assault,” the corporate mentioned, with out specifying the situation of the blaze.
It added that the harm was being assessed and no accidents had been reported.
Iran’s escalating threats have additionally prolonged to desalination crops on which the desert Gulf states rely closely for his or her water provides.
