Gulf Tensions Escalate as Iran Strikes Kuwait Refinery and Israel Targets IRGC Spokesman
Fires broke out at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi refinery after it was hit by Iranian drone attacks. A sharp escalation in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran unfolded on Friday as Iran launched a strike on Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery, igniting a major fire and intensifying fears of regional energy instability. At the same time, Israel carried out a deadly operation that killed Ali Mohammad Naini, the spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike. The refinery attack follows a series of Iranian strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure, including a recent hit on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility, which analysts warn could leave global natural gas supplies strained for years. Israel, meanwhile, has pledged to avoid further attacks on Iran’s South Pars gas field after Tehran’s retaliation caused significant damage earlier in the week. As fires burned across ke...
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