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📜 IRANIAN ROCKET HAMMERS FUJAIRAH OIL FACILITIES IN UAE INJURING THREE Three folks got injured in the latest rocket strike on Fujairah, UAE. The attack zeroed in on oil facilities, sparking large fires and grinding petroleum ops to a halt at the port, per Bloomberg. A recent post from the same channel pins it as an Iranian rocket slamming Fujairah. @TheBabylonTimes

UPDATE:📜 IRANIAN MISSILE HITS FUJAIRAH OIL FACILITIES SPARKING MASSIVE FIRES AND THREE INJURIES An Iranian missile slammed into industrial facilities in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, igniting massive fires at the petroleum industries site. Three people injured in the strike. Video captures intense flames and thick black smoke pouring from the targeted petroleum facilities, disrupting that oh-so-civilian-linked infrastructure. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

UPDATE:📜 IRANIAN MISSILE STRIKE IGNITES MASSIVE FIRES AT UAE PETROLEUM FACILITIES Massive fires erupted at Fujairah Petroleum Industries facilities in the UAE after an Iranian missile strike. The attack sparked significant blazes visible across the industrial site. Reports confirm three injuries from the incident. Video footage shows intense flames and thick black smoke billowing from the targeted petroleum infrastructure. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 SHIP IGNITES OFF SAQR PORT IN UAE AFTER IRAN TARGETS AMERICAN-LINKED SITES A ship sits burning off Saqr Port in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, courtesy of a reported attack. UKMTO confirms the vessel took a hit near the port, run by Ras Al Khaimah Ports since 1977. This fits Iran's missile and drone barrage on UAE spots like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Fujairah's petrochemical zone—alerts blaring, Dubai flights grounded. No word yet on casualties or cargo, but the strike gums up a prime trade lifeline. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 MISSILES RAIN ON UAE AS IRAN LIGHTS UP SKIES FOR AMERICAN TARGETS Flights over Dubai ground to a halt amid fresh missile strikes hammering the UAE. Abu Dhabi sirens wail with alerts. Drone attack sparks fire at Fujairah oil industrial area. Ship burns at Saqr Port. Iranian state media notes Islamic Republic skies ablaze right before missiles launch at American targets in the UAE. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

UPDATE:📜 IRAN LAUNCHES MISSILES AT US TARGETS IN UAE, SPARKING FIRES AND CHAOS Iranian skies lit up moments ago with missile trails streaking eastward toward American targets in the UAE. Channel reports confirm a fresh wave of strikes, alerts blaring in Abu Dhabi, Dubai flights grounded, fire raging at Fujairah petrochemical site after a drone hit, and a ship ablaze at Saqr port. Video captures the barrage in action. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

UPDATE:📜 IRANIAN DRONES SPIKE BRENT OIL ABOVE $114 NEAR UAE FUJAIRAH Brent oil prices briefly surged above $114 per barrel after reports of Iranian drone attacks near Fujairah in the UAE. UAE authorities confirmed a fire erupted at a petroleum industrial site in Fujairah following the strikes. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TÜRKIYE AND ARMENIA SIGN PROTOCOL TO RESTORE HISTORIC ANI BRIDGE Türkiye and Armenia signed a formal protocol to jointly restore the 10th–11th century Ani Bridge on their shared border. The bridge once linked major Silk Road routes across the Akhurian River near ancient Ani, a UNESCO site now on the Turkish side. Only ruins remain today. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 UAE FUJAIRAH PETROLEUM FACILITY HIT BY IRAN DRONE ATTACK, SPARKING FIRE AND OIL OPS SUSPENSION UAE's Fujairah emirate reports a fire at a petroleum industry facility after a drone attack pinned on Iran. The strike hit a key oil trading hub and crude export terminal, forcing suspension of some oil-loading operations. Civil defense teams rushed in to contain the blaze. No casualties reported. UAE defenses intercepted other threats around the area at the time. Brent oil prices spiked above $114 on the news. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 OBAMA SAYS NETANYAHU URGED IRAN WAR ON HIM JUST LIKE ON TRUMP Barack Obama reveals Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied hard for a military showdown with Iran back during Obama's presidency. Obama pushed back against the pressure. Netanyahu trotted out the exact same pitch to Donald Trump later on. Obama claims his read on the situation turned out spot on. The New Yorker. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN FIRES MISSILES AT US WARSHIPS NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ Iranian missiles streaked toward US warships nosing into the Strait of Hormuz, footage catching the launches and sky-tracing paths. This comes right after Iran's barrage hammered the UAE, overwhelming air defenses with explosions at Dubai port. UAE authorities confirm four Iranian missiles slammed their territory amid the usual regional boil-over. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 CARGO SHIP FROM RUSSIA TO TURKEY CATCHES FIRE IN BOSPHORUS STRAIT South Korean shipping giant HMM's spokesperson says a fire erupted on one of its cargo ships chugging from Russia to Turkey's Kogalι port via the Bosphorus Strait. Unclear if it's an attack or just some onboard screw-up. Turkey's Coastal Safety Directorate reports no injuries. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 ISRAELI CHANNEL 14 SAYS WAR FAILS UNLESS IRAN'S ENRICHED URANIUM IS STOLEN Israeli Channel 14 reports the recent war gets logged as a flop if Iran's enriched uranium stockpile isn't removed. A senior Israeli military official confirms the whole operation's success rides on yanking those reserves, or it's a major failure. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 REPUBLICANS INCLUDING TRUMP URGE FETTERMAN TO DITCH DEMOCRATS OR GO INDEPENDENT Republicans, with former President Donald Trump in the mix, are privately pushing Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman to switch parties or run independent. Fetterman publicly insists he's still a Democrat, but reports say he hasn't totally shut the door in private chats. Word from POLITICO. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRGC HALTS COMMERCIAL SHIPS AND TANKERS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ Selective blockades and IRGC Navy permission demands have shipping volumes in the gutter, with tanker outfits playing it safe. Verified passages: one containership, no tankers on March 25 per Joint Maritime Information Center; two U.S. Project Freedom ships about 25 minutes ago, alongside UAE's vessel attack claim; Malta-flagged CMA CGM Kribi on April 3, first Western Europe-linked since the U.S.-Israel-Iran war kicked off February 28. Gulf oil exports and traffic stay choked. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 GREECE'S FM ON TÜRKIYE'S EUROFIGHTER BUY: CAN'T DICTATE DEFENSE CHOICES BUT DON'T POINT THEM AT ALLIES Greece's Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis shrugged off Türkiye's Eurofighter jet purchase, saying Greece can't tell any country how to shop for its defenses. He added the fine print: make sure those third-country toys aren't turned on allied nations. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI MINISTER CHIKLI DOWNPLAYS COMPLAINTS FROM COMFY SOCIETIES ABOUT OIL PRICES Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli claims folks in cushy, content societies push for instant wins and whine over oil price hikes. He insists those gripes will vanish in the grand historical sweep.

"People in comfortable, satisfied societies demand immediate results and complain if oil prices rise," Chikli said, adding such concerns get forgotten historically.

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📜 GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ECONOMY TRUE EU SUCCESS STORY Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis claims the Greek economy stands as a "true success story" in the European Union. Apparently, bailing out the endless debt pit counts as triumph these days. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

UPDATE:📜 ISRAELI MINISTER CHIKLI MOCKS COMFY SOCIETIES WHINING ABOUT OIL PRICES, SLAMS WEAK UK GOV ON RADICAL ISLAM Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli figures societies from cushy backgrounds gripe about instant results and spiking oil prices, but bets history will shrug that off. He blasts Keir Starmer's UK government as too feeble to tackle "radical Islam," while cheering beefed-up conservative showings in British polls from the Conservative Party and Reform UK. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 ISRAELI MINISTER CHIKLI SLAMS UK'S WEAK STARMER GOVERNMENT AS TOO SCARED TO NAME RADICAL ISLAM Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli called out UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying Britain's atmosphere is "very difficult" under one of the weakest governments around. He figures they can't even utter "radical Islam" without a leadership shakeup. Chikli takes heart from polls boosting conservatives like the Conservative Party, Reform UK, and kin. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum