Earlier, US President Donald Trump said operations in Iran are going “very well” despite oil prices soaring globally amid Iranian attacks on the region and shipping disruptions at the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Welcome to our live coverage of day 18 of the Iran war, where authorities in the United Arab Emirates have reported briefly closing the country’s airspace following a wave of Iranian attacks targeting the Emirates of Dubai and Fujairah early on Tuesday.

Plumes of smoke could be seen rising over Fujairah where drones, according to officials, struck an oil tank farm, sparking a fire. The attacks come as Tehran continues to attack the wider region into conflict following US-Israeli attacks which started on 28 February.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army says it has carried out wide-scale attacks in the early hours of Tuesday against various targets across Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy Hezbollah.

The attacks continue as the Trump administration continues its efforts to establish a global coalition to police the vital Strait of Hormuz in aims of addressing an ongoing oil price crisis, as Brent crude continues to trade over $100 a barrel. (Euronews, 2026-03-17)