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Abu Dhabi says fallen debris from an interception sparked a fire at its Hapshan gas facility on Friday, forcing the suspension of operations at what is one of the world's largest gas processing plants.
The UAE says Iran has launched more than 2,000 drones and more than 470 missiles at it since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began five weeks ago.
Meanwhile, the Gulf Arab state of Bahrain has proposed a resolution to the UN Security Council that would authorize countries to take, quote, defensive measures to secure the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
But any measure that appears to authorize the use of force in the strait is likely to face vetoes, including by Russia and China.
A fifth of the world's oil and gas flows through the strait, but Iran has effectively closed it in response to the war.
Aya Bhattarawi, NPR News, Dubai.
The country of more than 90 million people has been without Internet since Thursday.
NetBlocks, which tracks Internet connectivity around the world, says Internet was halted after Iranian authorities imposed a nationwide blackout.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed the nation, saying rioters had destroyed public property to please President Trump, according to reports carried by the AP and Reuters.
He said Iran would not tolerate people acting as, quote, mercenaries for foreigners.
Iran also says Israel is inciting violence.
Protests erupted December 28th after the local currency fell to its lowest level in Iran.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International say Iranian police and Revolutionary Guard Corps have used live fire to disperse some of the protests, killing people.
Hundreds have also been detained.
Aya Bhattarawi, NPR News, Dubai.
From Washington, it's NPR News.
The country of more than 90 million people has been without Internet since Thursday.
NetBlocks, which tracks Internet connectivity around the world, says Internet was halted after Iranian authorities imposed a nationwide blackout.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed the nation, saying rioters had destroyed public property to please President Trump, according to reports carried by the AP and Reuters.