Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery as Israel renews attacks on Tehran
Al Jazeera • • general
Key Points:
- Drones struck Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, Mina al-Ahmadi, for the second consecutive day, causing fires and shutting down several units, as part of a wider Iranian campaign targeting Gulf energy infrastructure in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gasfield.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed attacks on US forces at the UAE’s al-Dhafra airbase and sites inside Israel, while Gulf states including the UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia reported intercepting missile and drone threats amid escalating regional tensions.
- Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG terminal suffered severe damage from Iranian attacks, disrupting about 17% of global LNG supply and potentially setting back the region’s energy sector by 10 to 20 years, with repair estimates
