Iran strikes crucial UAE port and threatens to abduct US army workers after hitting American embassy with missile as Tehran vows to avenge Trump’s ‘obliteration’ on Kharg Island: Live updates
Iran has launched a drone strike on a critical port in the United Arab Emirates today amid threats from officials of kidnapping US troops.
Plumes of black smoke were seen billowing into the skies above the port of Fujairah, which is one of the UAE’s largest oil facilities, following a drone attack today.
Former Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki, has also threatened to ‘capture’ US forces if they make an attempt to seize oil infrastructure in Kharg Island.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that US ‘hideouts’ in the UAE are ‘legitimate’ targets after Trump attacked the export terminal.
An official from Katam-al Anbiya headquarters, from which the IRGC is run, advised UAE citizens to stay away from ports, docks and US military bases ‘to avoid any harm’, according to Mehr news agency.
It comes after Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the US had ‘totally obliterated’ all military targets in ‘Iran’s crown jewel’, Kharg Island.
The US President also vowed to ‘wipe out’ oil infrastructure on the island if Iran continued its attacks on vessels on the Strait of Hormuz.
Follow our live updates on the conflict in the Middle East below.
US Embassy in Baghdad had warned of potential attacks
The US Embassy in Baghdad had renewed high warning levels for an attack just before a missile struck a helipad on the compound.
On Friday, the embassy renewed its Level 4 security alert for Iraq, warning that Iran and Iran-aligned militia groups have previously carried out attacks against U.S. citizens, interests and infrastructure, and “may continue to target them.”
The projectile landed within the embassy’s boundaries after the Green Zone, the heavily fortified district in central Baghdad that houses Iraqi government institutions and foreign embassies, added the security officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they are not authorized to speak with the press.
There was no immediate comment from the US Embassy in Baghdad.
The sprawling embassy complex, one of the largest US diplomatic facilities in the world, has been repeatedly targeted by rockets and drones in the past by Iran-aligned militias.
These groups have recently stepped up attacks on bases hosting US and coalition troops.
A drone strike in northern Iraq on Thursday killed a French soldier and wounded several others stationed there as part of an international coalition.
Trump posts video following strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island
Donald Trump posted a video clip showing military strikes by the US just hours after the attack on Iran’s Kharg Island, which he said earlier Friday the US had ‘obliterated.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House and the Pentagon for comment.
Key Updates
US Embassy in Baghdad had warned of potential attacks
Trump posts video following strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island