Foreign Affairs said it was following on the condition of a Jordanian citizen who was injured on Saturday after shrapnel fell in the Emirate of Fujairah, during Iranian attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates.

 

The ministry’s spokesperson, Fouad Majali, said in a statement that Consulate General in Dubai contacted the citizen to check on his condition and offered any necessary assistance.

 

Majali said that the citizen sustained minor injuries and is in stable condition.

 

He has since left the hospital after receiving the required medical treatment, the spokesperson said.

 

In the statement, the ministry renewed its condemnation of the Iranian attacks against Jordan, the UAE, and other Arab countries.

 

It reaffirmed Jordan’s full solidarity with the UAE and other Arab states and its support for measures they take to safeguard their security, stability, and the safety of their citizens.

 

The ministry also thanked the United Arab Emirates for the care it provides to Jordanian residents and for the medical attention given to those injured during the attacks.

 

Smoke was rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities, hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island oil hub, according to AFP.

 

Clouds of dark black smoke were seen coming from Fujairah, which is home to a major port where Iranian attacks have already targeted an oil storage and trading hub. The port is also home to a major oil export terminal.

 

Local authorities, in an online statement, cited by AFP, said debris falling after a successful drone interception had caused a fire, without specifying the location.

 

Drone strikes hit the UAE's Fujairah energy installations earlier this month, with falling debris from an intercepted drone sparking a blaze, authorities said.

 

Since the beginning of the war, Iran has methodically targeted the Gulf's major energy installations from Kuwait to Oman.

 

The strikes have mostly hit oil and gas fields or sprawling complexes, such as the massive Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia, Ras Laffan gas processing base in Qatar and the complex housing the Ruwais refinery in the United Arab Emirates.

 

Iran has also effectively halted traffic in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane that saw around 20 per cent of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas pass through its waters before the onset of the war.