Kamal Ghorui
Kuwait said its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery was again targeted by Iranian drones on Friday, causing fires at several units. The same refinery was hit a day earlier.Friday’s attack took place as Kuwait marked Eid al-Fitr. Authorities said firefighters were working to control the latest blaze, and there were no immediate reports of injuries. The strike is part of a wider escalation, with Iran increasing attacks on energy facilities across Gulf countries after Israel bombed its South Pars gas field earlier this week.
Although Trump said Israel would not carry out more strikes, Iran’s attacks on oil infrastructure continue unabated. On Thursday, Iran targeted liquefied natural gas facilities in Qatar and hit Saudi Aramco’s SAMREF refinery in Saudi Arabia.Trump has also warned that the United States would respond if Iran continued attacking energy sites in the region. “I do not want to authorise this level of violence and destruction because of the long-term implications that it will have on the future of Iran,” he said.The conflict has disrupted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global route for oil and gas. This has pushed up energy prices and affected economies across Asia, Europe and Africa, which depend on these supplies.
