US EditionIran Is Defiant Nearly 3 Weeks Into the War, Hitting Oil Facilities Around the Gulf
- On Friday, Iranian drones struck Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery early morning, sparking fires at the 730,000-barrel-per-day facility for the second consecutive day as crews worked to control the blaze.
- Iran intensified attacks on regional energy infrastructure following Israel's Wednesday bombing of the South Pars offshore natural gas field in the Persian Gulf, escalating retaliation across Gulf Arab states.
- Brent crude oil prices remain around $107 a barrel, up more than 47% since the conflict began on Feb. 28, reflecting immediate economic consequences for global energy markets amid supply disruptions.
- Authorities in the United Arab Emirates disrupted what they alleged was a terrorist network funded by Iran and Hezbollah, arresting five men accused of laundering money as explosions echoed over Dubai.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued a rare statement Friday, asserting that Iran's enemies must have their "security" taken away, signaling Tehran's intention to sustain the conflict indefinitely.
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Israel launches more strikes on Tehran as Iran continues attacks on Gulf oil facilities
The latest strikes come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel would "hold off on future attacks" on Iran's energy infrastructure, following Trump's request.
Defiant Iran says it’s still building missiles
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran defiantly insisted Friday that it would deny its enemies their security and that it was still building missiles nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran’s top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy industries.
Three weeks after the beginning of the war, Iran continued its retaliatory attacks on energy facilities in the Gulf region. In Kuwait, after an Iranian drone attack, a fire broke out in an oil refinery. The US and Israel again attacked targets in Iran, killing their spokespersons on Friday, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The escalating conflict stirred the world's concerns about oil and gas supply and overshadowed the celebration…
Iran is defiant nearly 4 weeks into the war, hitting oil facilities around the Gulf
Iran defiantly insisted Friday that it would deny its enemies their security and that it was still building missiles nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran's top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy industries.
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