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IRAN STRIKES FUJAIRAH AND ADNOC: FIRST DIRECT ATTACK ON UAE SINCE THE CEASEFIRE
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Al Jazeera and Gulf Times adopt a balanced regional reading: Iran's attack is a direct response to Project Freedom — Tehran kept its promise to resist any attempt to force the passage — but the ceasefire breakdown alarms Gulf states that had invested in regional stability
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Gulf Times is most precise on the targeted sites: Fujairah's oil terminal co-owned by Vitol Group was hit; ADNOC tanker MV Barakah was struck by two drones off Oman with no casualties and no cargo. UAE air defenses intercepted most projectiles — 12 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles and 4 drones were fired from Iran. Al Jazeera covers the battle of narratives over the alleged American frigate attack: Iranian state news claimed a US frigate was forced to retreat, CENTCOM denied it categorically. Doha, which had invested its diplomatic mediation in regional stabilization since the April 8 ceasefire, faces the failure of that dynamic.
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