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Fire and plumes of smoke rise after a drone struck a fuel tank forcing the temporary suspension of flights. near Dubai International Airport, in United Arab Emirates, early Monday, March 16, 2026.
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President Donald Trump says he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. Iranian strikes kept slamming Gulf countries on Monday. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest, gradually restarted operations after a drone struck a fuel tank and started a fire but caused no injuries. Tehran has accused the United States without evidence of using “ports, docks and hideouts” in the United Arab Emirates to launch strikes on Kharg Island. The island is home to the main terminal handling Iran’s oil exports. Brent crude oil is trading near $105 per barrel on Monday. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes deepened Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis, with more than 850 people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced.
