【The Middle East is still burning in the past 24 hours】

In the past 24 hours, Iran attacked the oil storage facilities at Fujairah Port - a very important target for the UAE.

This port is one of the few oil terminals that can bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The attack caused a fire, and thick black smoke rose into the sky over the port. For safety reasons, all oil and petroleum product loading and unloading operations at the port have been suspended.

The UAE authorities stated that the drones were intercepted, but the debris falling caused a fire.

This scene is so familiar...

At the same time, missiles attacked the US military base at Al Dhafra, 30 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi (the base had previously been attacked, and the Patriot air defense system did not work).

In Iraq, the attack hit the helipad in the diplomatic area of Baghdad's Green Zone, and thick smoke was rising over the US embassy. Online, photos of the destroyed "Giraffe 1X" radar were released (confirmed by Western intelligence agencies). This radar was specifically used for anti-drone purposes.

Iran is systematically blinding its opponents.

The US base in Erbil (Kurdistan, Iraq) was also attacked.

These attacks are a response to the US bombing of Khark Island in Iran - an essential hub for Iran's oil exports, responsible for 90% of the country's oil exports.

The US is considering using force to seize this key export facility.

Although the US claims that the targets were military rather than oil facilities, Tehran viewed it as an escalation and warned of consequences.

As it turns out, Iran quickly fulfilled its words.

Khark Island has a huge capacity (up to 10 million barrels per day, though not fully loaded), with well-developed infrastructure and irreplaceable importance.

But the Iranians were prepared: they have been building a network of alternative ports, creating strategic depth for themselves.

Western media reported that Iran has activated the Jask Port on the Oman Gulf coast (as shown in the figure). This is the most important strategic alternative terminal, recently completed and put into operation, connected by pipeline to northern oil fields, with a designed capacity of 1 million barrels per day.

Before the outbreak of hostilities, Iran's total oil export capacity was approximately 2 million barrels per day.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859686866580556/

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