Day 137 of US-Israel War on Iran: US Attacks Iran; Tehran Retaliation Kills an Indian

The Emirates threatened to retaliate against Iran, potentially drawing the nation which is home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai back into fighting with Tehran.

The Wire Staff

The Emirates threatened to retaliate against Iran, potentially drawing the nation which is home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai back into fighting with Tehran.

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People swim and spend time along the shore of the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump separately suggested the United States will charge other ships for safe passage, upending hundreds of years of American policy supporting freedom of navigation across the globe.

Iran responded with attacks targeting Bahrain and two tankers associated with the United Arab Emirates traveling through the strait, killing one Indian mariner and wounding eight others, six of whom are Indians. The Emirates threatened to retaliate against Iran, potentially drawing the nation home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai back into fighting with Tehran.

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