Shafaq News- Tehran

Iran on Monday denied responsibility for a fire at oil facilities in the UAE’s Fujairah port, attributing the blaze to a “US military misadventure” in the Strait of Hormuz.

A military official familiar with the matter told Iranian state media that Tehran had made no prior plans to target the facilities, arguing that the incident resulted from US efforts to open an “illegal maritime passage” through restricted waters. He urged Washington to “assume responsibility” and end what he described as the use of force in a sensitive global energy corridor.

In remarks carried by local outlets, Admiral Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in the Supreme National Defense Council, described Iran’s security as “non-negotiable,” warning Washington that “complex and asymmetric operations in deep waters” could shift the balance of power and raise the cost of confrontation.

Meanwhile, the UAE Ministry of Defense said its air defenses engaged 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones launched from Iran on Monday, leaving three people moderately injured. It reaffirmed full readiness to confront any threats and safeguard national security.

US President Donald Trump claimed that most of the incoming projectiles were intercepted. “One got through. Not huge damage,” he told ABC News.