TEHRAN, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran has no plan to target the United Arab Emirates (UAE), state-run IRIB news agency reported on Monday, citing a senior military source.
The source's remarks came as the UAE's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that Iranian missiles and drones struck civilian sites. Later, the UAE's Fujairah Media Office said that a fire erupted at the Fujairah Oil Industrial Zone following an Iranian attack, injuring three people.
Citing another military source, the IRIB said that Iran had no pre-designed plan to attack the oil facilities, blaming instead "U.S. military adventurism" for creating "a passage for ships to illegally pass through the forbidden passages of the Strait of Hormuz."
The source added, "What happened was a result of the U.S. military's adventurism to create a passage for ships to illegally pass through the forbidden passages of the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. military must be held accountable for it."
The source said U.S. officials must end "the ugly behavior of using force in the diplomatic process and stop military adventurism" in the waters of West Asia.
The statement by the UAE's Foreign Ministry said Iran's attacks represent a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable act of aggression that directly threatens the country's security, stability and territorial integrity, adding that the UAE has "full and legitimate right" to respond to the attacks.
In response, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency cited an informed military source as saying that if the Arab state takes any "unwise" action, all its interests will become legitimate targets for Iran, and none of its facilities will remain safe.
The source added that, while no official threat has been issued by the UAE, what is said is news published by media citing sources, noting that "if the UAE becomes a pawn in Israel's game and acts imprudently, it will receive an unforgettable lesson."
"The UAE knows that it is sitting in a very fragile glass house and insecurity is absolute poison for it. If it wants to repeat the mistake of the 40-day war, we will completely abandon self-restraint," the source added. ■
