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Mon May 4, 2026, 08:09 PM Monday

Iran is attacking the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the UAE

If/when the cease fire breaks down, Iran has a host of targets to his including key refineries. The Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the UAE is a key facility for the UAE.


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Iran is attacking the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the UAE (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Monday OP
The terminal hit by Iran was key to UAE being able to bypass any boycott of the Strait of Hormus LetMyPeopleVote Monday #1

LetMyPeopleVote

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1. The terminal hit by Iran was key to UAE being able to bypass any boycott of the Strait of Hormus
Mon May 4, 2026, 08:13 PM
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Iran can block oil getting out of the Strait of Hormuz in a number of ways.



.the ADCOP pipeline was built in 2012 for one specific reason.. so Abu Dhabi could keep exporting 1.5 million barrels a day even if the Strait of Hormuz went dark.. 406 kilometers of insurance policy routed entirely around the chokepoint..

Iran didn't hit a military base.. Iran hit the insurance policy..

and here's the part nobody's connecting..

Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline.. the only other major Hormuz bypass.. was struck on April 8.. losing 700,000 barrels a day of throughput..

both bypasses.. hit.. within 30 days of each other..

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