The United Arab Emirates quietly carried out military counter-strikes against a key Iranian oil refinery just as President Trump declared a cease-fire last month, according to a new report. After suffering repeated bombardments from Iran , the UAE fired a series of retaliatory attacks against the Islamic republic, with one of the known strikes hitting the Lavan Island oil refinery in the Persian Gulf, sources told the Wall Street Journal. United Arab Emirates secretly hit an Iranian oil refinery during a Trump-declared cease-fire. X/Clash Report The strike on Lavan Island refinery caused a huge fire. AFP via Getty Images The attack, which came just as the US was solidifying a cease-fire on April 8, sparked a large fire in the facility and is expected to leave its output crippled for months, the outlet added. At the time, Iran had said that the refinery was struck by enemy fire.…