UAE Says Iran Struck Oil Exporting Facility With Drone

Fujairah is the only oil exporting zone in the country.

Fire and plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on March 14, 2026. Altaf Qadri/AP Photo

Iran struck the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah oil exporting zone with a drone, officials associated with the zone said in a statement released on May 4.

In a post on X in Arabic translated into English, the UAE government-run Fujairah Media Office confirmed “the occurrence of a fire” that was caused by a drone launched from Iran.