The United Arab Emirates launched dozens of airstrikes in Iran in the first days of the US-Israeli war on Iran, and after the ceasefire in April was announced, according to a newspaper report published Friday.

Reports have said the UAE carried out attacks on Iran during the war, but the Wall Street Journal report indicated a much larger role than previously revealed.

Israel and the US provided intelligence on the strikes, which targeted Qeshm and Abu Musa islands in the Strait of Hormuz, the port city of Bandar Abbas, Lavan Island’s oil refinery, and the Asaluyeh petrochemical complex, people familiar with the matter told the Journal.

Israel also struck Asaluyeh, which prompted the US to ask Israel to stop attacks on energy facilities, and sparked international backlash.

Attacks on Iranian energy facilities came in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on the UAE’s facilities.

The sources quoted by the Journal said the extent of the Emirati response further strained tensions among Gulf countries, with Saudi Arabia pressuring the US to have the UAE halt the........

© The Times of Israel