Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump's latest threats
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on early on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump warned the United States would obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz. The strike on the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi is the latest attack on merchant vessels by missiles or explosive
air and sea drones in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. The month-long conflict has spread across the Middle East, killing thousands, disrupting energy supplies and threatening to send the global economy into a tailspin Crude oil prices briefly spiked again after the attack on the tanker, which can carry around 2 million barrels of oil worth more than $200 million at current prices. Kuwait Petroleum Corp, the ship's owner, said the attack happened early on Tuesday, causing a fire and hull damage. Authorities in Dubai later said they had brought the fire under control following a drone attack on the tanker. with no oil leak and no injuries to the crew. Source: Reuters
