UAE Mirage-2000-9 Jets Accused of Striking Iran’s Lavan Island Refinery, Threatening Collapse of Strait of Hormuz Ceasefire

stlbeacon.org - 4/10/2026

Unverified Iranian claims that UAE-operated Mirage-2000-9 fighter jets struck the Lavan Island refinery have intensified fears of a wider Persian Gulf conflict, placing the Strait of Hormuz, global oil markets and the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire under immediate pressure.

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