An Iranian drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker while anchored in a port in Dubai, despite President Donald Trump’s warnings not to target vessels in the region.
Kuwait’s state news agency, citing the Kuwait Petroleum Corp., confirmed the attack on Tuesday. No oil leakage was found, and all 24 crew members were reported safe. Emirati authorities responded to the resulting fire on board.
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The strike, a significant escalation, was the first Iranian attack on a vessel moored in Dubai’s port.
The Al-Salmi tanker has been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war began last month, having been fully laden with crude when the attacks began, Kuwait Petroleum Corp. said. The ship’s hull sustained some damage from the attack.
As recently as Monday, Trump has threatened the imminent destruction of Iranian energy targets if Tehran didn’t immediately stop its harassment of trading vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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