Iran’s Revolutionary \u200bGuards (IRGC) claimed \u200cresponsibility on Sunday \u200bfor attacks \u200bon petrochemical plants \u2060in \u200bthe United Arab Emirates, \u200bKuwait and Bahrain.<\/p>\n
In a \u200bstatement, \u200bthe IRGC warned \u200cits \u2060attacks against US economic interests \u200bwould \u200bbe \u2060intensified if \u200battacks \u200bon \u2060civilian targets in \u2060Iran \u200bare \u200brepeated.<\/p>\n
Both Kuwait and Abu Dhabi earlier reported damage and fire to their petrochemical installations.<\/p>\n
Gulf News\u00a0reported\u00a0that the Kuwait Petroleum Company\u00a0confirmed\u00a0that several infrastructures were damaged in drone attacks from Iran. Notably, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company and Petrochemical Industries Company were damaged and caught fire.<\/p>\n
No casualty was reported so far; however, the damage was reportedly “significant”. In response, the rescue and firefighting teams under the Kuwait Fire Force immediately took swift measures to contain the fire to other facilities.<\/p>\n
The authorities were assessing the extent of the damage.<\/p>\n
Gulf News\u00a0also reported multiple fires at Abu Dhabi\u2019s petrochemical plant after air defence interception in response to Iranian drone attacks. Authorities reported multiple fires at the Borouge petrochemical plant. Initial reports hinted that fallen debris sparked the fire after the successful interception of the attack.<\/p>\n
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The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority said the UAE was\u00a0actively avoiding the missile and drone threat from Iran.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0February 28,\u00a0the United States and Israel preemptively attacked Iran. Iran fired drones and missiles on Israel and US military bases and installations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries.<\/p>\n
Tehran also disrupted oil tankers at the Strait of Hormuz, an energy artery responsible for 20% and gas flow from the Gulf to other parts of the world.<\/p>\n
The closure of Hormuz is causing a near standstill in commercial shipping and a surge in energy prices worldwide. Iran\u00a0has also signalled plans to impose tolls or restrictions on vessels transiting the strait, leveraging its strategic position amid the conflict.<\/p>\n
The disruption has heightened fears of a prolonged energy shock and broader regional instability, with global powers weighing military and diplomatic options to restore access to the key waterway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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