The United Arab Emirates carried out military strikes on Iran, making it the only other country to join the United States and Israel in its war against the Islamic Republic, according to a report on Monday.

The strikes, which the UAE has not publicly acknowledged, included an attack on a refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The attack took place in early April, the report said, which said it was around the time US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire, but did not specify if it was before or after the declaration.

Iran acknowledged at the time that the site had been attacked by an unspecified enemy, then responded by firing missiles and drones on the UAE and Kuwait, the WSJ noted.

The Lavan Island attack is the only specific instance of the UAE participating in the war mentioned in the report.

One of the sources told the WSJ that Washington positively received Abu Dhabi’s participation in the war, after other Gulf countries refused to actively join in the conflict.

The UAE’s Foreign Ministry declined the Journal’s request for comment on the reported strikes, but noted past declarations that it had a right to respond........

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