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War between the US-Israel and Iran is entering its third week.
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All sides have promised to keep the fight going.
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More than 2,000 people have been killed so far.
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The United States has struck Kirk Island in the Gulf.
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Its Iran's main hub for exporting oil, its located off Iran's southwest coast, nearly
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500 kilometres from the strait of Hormuz, it's known as the Crown Jewel or the Beating
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Heart of Iran's oil industry.
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It handles around 90 percent of all crude exports.
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At the moment, oil transfers and exports using tankers are still happening.
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Meanwhile, there's been a fire at the Fajrara Port in the United Arab Emirates.
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UAE officials say it began after debris from an intercepted drone fell on the facility.
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Fajrara is an important oil transfer hub that sits on the Gulf of Oman and bypasses the
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critical strait of Hormuz, which has effectively been closed by Iran for some time now.
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Meanwhile, Israel is continuing its attacks across Lebanon.
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There have been strikes in the capital Beirut and the southern suburb of Dahia, which is
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a hisbola stronghold, and it's being hit particularly hard.
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Now the Iranian military has said that it considers shipping ports in the UAE to be legitimate
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Due to the destruction of its military bases in the region, the aggressive U.S. military
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has taken refuge near ports and docks and in hideouts within cities of the United Arab Emirates,
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and has launched its missiles towards the Iranian island of Abu Musa and parts of Karg Island.
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We hear by inform the leaders of the UAE that the Islamic Republic of Iran considers
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it its legitimate right in defense of its national sovereignty and territory to strike and target
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origins of the enemy's missile launches, including shipping ports, docks, and U.S. military
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hideouts sheltered within some cities of the UAE.
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We call on the Muslim people of the United Arab Emirates and population centers to evacuate
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ports, docks, and locations used by American forces in UAE cities so that they are not harmed.
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We're shortly after that message from the Iranian military smoke was seen rising from the
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Fajara port in the United Arab Emirates.
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UAE officials say that a fire started after debris fell from an intercepted drone around
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Rebellentory Guard Corps, as we've been reporting, has warned that UAE ports, docks, and military
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sides are all legitimate targets due to that attack on Karg Island.
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On the inside story podcast, we're looking at Israel's end game in Lebanon as the country
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is dragged into another conflict.
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The UN chief is appealing for peace while Israel is escalating its offensive, threatening
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to seize more territory in the south.
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So what does this mean for a fragile Lebanese state and for the nearly a million people
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forced from their homes?
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