Iranian armed forces call for evacuation of major ports in UAE amid rising tensions

The Iranian armed forces on Saturday called on residents and workers to move away from several major ports in the UAE amid escalating regional tensions, Anadolu reports. In a notice, the forces called on people to immediately evacuate areas surrounding Jebel Ali Port, Khalifa Port, and Fujairah Port, according to the Fars news agency. The notice claimed that the locations had become “legitimate targets” due to the presence of US military forces inside civilian facilities in those areas, adding the ports “could be targeted in the coming hours.” It urged citizens, residents, port workers and people in the vicinity of the facilities to leave the areas as quickly as possible for their safety. Since Israel and the US launched joint […]