The United Arab Emirates was struck for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, with Iran-backed forces continuing missile and drone attacks despite Tehran’s nominal commitment to the 8 April ceasefire.
The Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone, the only UAE oil export terminal built specifically to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, took further damage on top of Monday’s blaze that injured three Indian workers.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi flew to Beijing in the first wartime visit by a senior Iranian official to China.
Tehran’s economic lifeline now runs almost exclusively through Beijing’s continued purchase of sanctioned crude oil.
A senior US official said publicly this week that “China is funding Iran” and called on Beijing to use its leverage to reopen Hormuz.
The regime’s calculus increasingly depends on Xi Jinping.
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