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Drone attack sparks fire on Kuwaiti tanker in UAE amid Iran’s Gulf attacks
The attack on the Kuwaiti tanker carrying 2 million barrels of oil is part of escalating Iran-U.S. tensions impacting the Strait of Hormuz and global energy markets.
- Iran attacked and set fire to the Kuwait-flagged oil tanker Al-Salmi off Dubai, causing fire and hull damage but no reported injuries, escalating tensions in the Gulf since attacks began on February 28.
- US President Donald Trump threatened to obliterate Iran's energy infrastructure, including power plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island, if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz soon,.
- The conflict has caused crude oil prices to spike sharply, increasing global energy costs and impacting economic growth worldwide,.
- US forces, including troops from the 82nd Airborne Division, are deploying to the Middle East as complex and ongoing talks between Iran and the US continue, amid expanding hostilities and Israeli strikes on Iran-linked targets,.
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In the port of Dubai as a result of an Iranian drone attack, the Al-Salmi oil tanker, flying the flag of Kuwait, caught fire and was completely loaded with crude oil.
Kuwait says Iran attacked one of its largest crude oil tankers, which was moored off the coast of Dubai. The fire on board the tanker was extinguished after several hours. The vessel was bound for China.
An Iranian drone hits a full-loaded supertanker in Dubai, the oil prices are going up. US President Trump is said to have indicated to employees that the opening of the Hormus road is not one of his central war targets. More in the live ticker.
Iran continues to attack targets in the Persian Gulf today in response to US-Israeli attacks, with explosions reported from Dubai, among others. A Kuwaiti tanker caught fire in the port there today after a drone attack, foreign news agencies report.
Crude oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump's latest threats
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald Trump warned the US would obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz. The strike on the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi is the latest in a string of strikes on vessels disallowed to cross the Strait by missiles and explosive air and sea drones in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel attacked …
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