Iran-US war latest: Dubai shuts airport as Trump warns Nato faces ‘bad future’ if allies don’t help open Strait of Hormuz
Dubai temporarily shut its international airport and suspended flight operations after a fire broke out following a drone attack on Monday morning.
“A drone incident in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport (DXB) affected one of the fuel tanks”, the Dubai media office said on X. Authorities added that the fire has been contained with no injuries.
The fresh strike comes after Donald Trump warned Nato that the bloc faces a “very bad future” if allies refuse to help the US open up the Strait of Hormuz.
It comes after the US president’s calls for assistance in the key shipping waterway have so far gone unheeded, prompting the comments in an interview with the Financial Times.
The chief executives of Exxon, Chevron and Conocophillips have told the White House that disruption through the Strait of Hormuz will continue to wreak havoc on global energy markets, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Over 400 million barrels of oil from the International Energy Agency’s emergency reserves are set to be released in a bid to counter a significant surge in crude prices since the onset of the Iran war.
