Iran-Israel war: Follow live updates from The HIndu on the West Asia conflict on Marh 17, 2026

Iran threatens to attack UAE cities, saying US used 'ports, docks and hideouts' there to launch strikes on oil hub

Iran is looking to test a state that has positioned itself as the Gulf's safest bridge between East and West — and the future of the region.

Iran stepped up its targeting of the oil facilities of Gulf neighbors, attacking and setting on fire a key hub on the "safe" side of the Hormuz Strait

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority said it had temporarily closed the country's airspace as a precautionary step.

Iran-Israel war: Follow live updates from The HIndu on the West Asia conflict on Marh 17, 2026

DUBAI: A fire broke out in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the United Arab Emirates following a drone attack, the emirate’s media office said on Tuesday citing…

Oil prices advanced on Tuesday as energy market participants monitored Middle East supply disruptions.