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UAE Carried Out Dozens of Strikes on Iran
(Wall Street Journal) Summer Said - The United Arab Emirates carried out dozens of airstrikes against Iran beginning in the early days of the war and continuing through the day after the April ceasefire was announced, setting it apart from some of its Gulf neighbors which have taken a far more cautious approach to the threat from Iran. The attacks were conducted in coordination with the U.S. and Israel, both of which provided intelligence. The targets included Qeshm and Abu Musa islands in the Strait of Hormuz, Bandar Abbas, the oil refinery on Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf, and the Asaluyeh petrochemical complex. Some of those strikes targeted Iranian energy facilities in response to Tehran's attacks on UAE oil and gas infrastructure. The Asaluyeh strike was carried out with Israel. Iran targeted the UAE with 2,800 missiles and drones, far more than it fired at any other country including Israel. Israel sent Iron Dome batteries and Israeli troops to defend the UAE during the war, with many dozens of troops still stationed in a military complex in the Gulf nation.