India condemns Iranian drone strike on UAE
The Fujairah Oil Industry Zone was struck by Iranian drones
India has condemned a drone strike on an energy facility in Fujairah in which three Indians were injured.
‘We call for immediate cessation of these hostilities and the targeting of civilian infrastructure and innocent civilians,’ India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said earlier today.
The South Asian nation is heavily dependent on imported energy, which has been disrupted since the Middle East war began in late February.
India, the world’s third-largest oil buyer, normally sources about half of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz.
The United Arab Emirates blamed Iran for the drone attack on an energy installation on Monday.
Iranian state TV said the Islamic republic had ‘no pre-planned programme’ to attack oil facilities in the UAE.
