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Iran has threatened for the first time to attack civilian infrastructure in a neighboring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates it claimed the U.S. military was using to launch strikes on Iran. Saturday's warning sharpens fears of an escalating war …
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Iran said the U.S. used "ports, docks and hideouts" in the UAE and urged people to evacuate areas where it said U.S. forces sheltered.
- IRANIAN MILITARY
Iran's joint military command threatened to attack cities in the UAE, home to Dubai and one of the world's busiest airports, saying the U.S. used “ports, docks and hideouts” there to launch strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, without providing evidence.
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Iran has threatened for the first time to attack civilian infrastructure in a neighboring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates it claimed the U.S. military was using to launch strikes on Iran. Saturday's warning sharpens fears of an escalating war on the vital infrastructure for global energy supplies, as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Gulf neighbors, saying it targets U.S. assets even as airports and oil facilities have been hit or threatened. America and Israel have struck more than 15,000 targets across Iran during the war, now in its third week.
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