The UAE secretly carried out military strikes on Iran during the war, including an April attack on an oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

•� � The strike reportedly took place in early April around the same time President Trump announced a ceasefire following a five-week air campaign.

•� � Iran responded at the time by launching missile and drone attacks against the UAE and Kuwait, while Gulf officials privately warned the war was forcing regional states deeper into the conflict.