Deadly Drone Strikes on UAE Raise Gulf Tensions, Roil Oil Market

Three people killed, six wounded in attack outside capital
Rare UAE strike follows uptick in shipping attacks off Yemen

WATCH: Iran-backed Yemeni fighters have launched drone strikes on the United Arab Emirates, and that’s caused explosions and a deadly fire outside the capital. Bloomberg’s Simone Foxman reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Mohammed Hatem, Dana Khraiche, and Zainab Fattah

January 17, 2022 at 9:41 AM UTC

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January 18, 2022 at 4:54 AM UTC

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Iran-backed Yemeni fighters launched drone strikes on the United Arab Emirates that caused explosions and a deadly fire outside the capital, Abu Dhabi, ratcheting up security risks in the oil-exporting region at a critical time.