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Oil Tankers up in Flames After Iranian Attack in the Persian Gulf
Iran's attacks on key oil routes have caused port closures and casualties, threatening global supply as 32 countries plan to release 400 million barrels, officials said.
- On Wednesday night, explosive-laden Iranian boats attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters near the port of Umm Qasr, setting them ablaze and killing one person while 38 others were rescued.
- The war that began on February 28 has turned both the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz into active conflict zones simultaneously for the first time, as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait shut on March 3, threatening to set ablaze any vessel attempting passage.
- Three cargo vessels were reported hit by "unknown projectiles" in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a third of the world's seaborne oil travels, while 32 countries voted to release 400 million barrels in response to the catastrophe.
- About 17 submarine cables pass through the Red Sea carrying vast data traffic between Europe, Asia, and Africa; drones struck three Amazon Web Services data centers over the weekend in the UAE and Bahrain, with AWS warning customers the operating environment remains unpredictable.
- US security frameworks prioritized preventing advanced chips from reaching China rather than defending physical infrastructure from missiles, a gap exposed as President Donald Trump's May tour generated $2.2 trillion in investment pledges including Stargate UAE and Amazon's $5 billion AI hub in Riyadh; the UAE intercepted 165 ballistic missiles and 541 drones over a single weekend.
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Sme Minúta: Tankers Are Burning in Iraqi Waters, Iran Will Begin Attacking Banks in the Persian Gulf
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Iran is attacking the oil sector in the Persian Gulf. With the shelling of the important energy infrastructure in the region, Tehran is driving up the costs. This also makes investors in Asia nervous.
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