Iran Bombs UAE Oil Facility, Announces Plans to Take Control of Emirati Ports

Iran struck the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the United Arab Emirates on Monday night, May 4, launching roughly a dozen ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones at the port complex. The barrage set the facility ablaze and injured three Indian nationals working at the site. Global oil prices jumped approximately 6 percent in the immediate aftermath of the assault.

Iranian state media followed the attack by announcing a new “Strait Authority” that will issue transit permits for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps published a map showing claimed Iranian control extending across the Gulf to Fujairah and Khorfakkan. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Arab League, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Japan, and multiple European powers all condemned the strike. U.S. Gen. Dan Caine stated that the attack was “successfully defeated,” and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned of “overwhelming and devastating” retaliation should Iran target American forces or commercial shipping lanes.

President Donald Trump told reporters the strike did not rise to the level of “heavy firing” that would break the existing ceasefire framework with Tehran. The Fujairah port serves as a critical bypass route for oil exports that avoids the heavily contested Strait of Hormuz, making the attack a direct challenge to Gulf shipping security and energy stability. Regional powers are now weighing how to respond to Iran’s expanding territorial claims over Emirati waters and key maritime chokepoints. (BB/VFI News)

Dear Lord, we pray in Yeshua’s Name that You restrain the aggression of Iran and shield our allies in the Gulf from further attack. Please strengthen the resolve of nations standing against terror and grant wisdom to the leaders weighing how to respond. We pray for the wounded workers and for safe passage through these vital sea lanes. We ask that You break the schemes of the Islamic Republic and deliver the Iranian people from the oppression of their leaders, drawing them to Your saving truth.