Iran threatens Gulf oil infrastructure as United States escalates military strikes
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Al JazeeraApril 7, 2026 at 09:04 PM UTCWill bombing Iran back to the ‘stone ages’ achieve any war objectives?
Donald Trump’s threat to target Iran’s bridges and power plants follows a similar playbook to recent conflicts During Israel’s 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli jets bombed the Jiyeh power station north of the coastal city of Sidon. The blaze could be seen for miles, a towering column of black smoke. Sand was turned to glass. The plant’s damaged storage tanks leaked an estimated 15,000 tonnes of oil into the eastern Mediterranean, the largest spill in that sea. Continue reading...
The Guardian WorldApril 7, 2026 at 05:14 PM UTCIsrael tells Iranians their lives are at risk if they use trains as Trump deadline looms | First Thing
The US president has threatened to bomb power plants and bridges unless Iran reopens the strait of Hormuz. Plus, the US origins of Mexico’s toxic waste problem Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Israel has told Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use the country’s railways on Tuesday, after Donald Trump’s threats to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants unless a deal is reached by Tuesday evening. How are negotiations to end the war going? They appeared to be faltering. Iran, which has submitted its own 10-point peace plan, said it wanted a permanent end to the war, not a ceasefire. What is the latest on oil prices? Oil traded at more than $110 a barrel on Tuesday. This is a developing story. Follow our liveblog for updates. Continue reading...
The Guardian WorldApril 7, 2026 at 10:57 AM UTCIsrael attacks Iran's South Pars gas field again
Israeli airstrikes hit two petrochemical plants in Iran's South Pars gas field complex. It's the second time Israel has targeted the key energy complex since the war started. The previous attack on March 18 triggered retaliatory strikes by Iran on energy infrastructure across the region. We look at why the gas field is so important for Iran and the world. Plus, Pakistan has offered public transport to people to cushion the impact of the Middle Eastern energy crisis.
France 24 WorldApril 6, 2026 at 08:52 PM UTCWar in the Middle East: Donald Trump threatens to hit Iran power plants
Israeli strikes killed the intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, as the Islamic republic on Monday defied threats from US President Donald Trump to devastate civilian infrastructure if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
France 24 WorldApril 6, 2026 at 09:29 AM UTCIran attacks energy infrastructure across Gulf states
Iran's attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure as well as its effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have convulsed the global economy.
CNA LatestApril 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM UTCUAE, Bahrain and Kuwait lose water, energy infrastructure to Iran strikes
Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvoes from Iran over past weeks in response to US and Israeli strikes that began at the end of February. Iran has targeted energy and other industrial infrastructure in the oil-rich Gulf nations, accusing its neighbours of allowing US forces to carry out attacks from their...
SCMP WorldApril 5, 2026 at 08:53 AM UTCIran attacks Kuwait, Israel after Trump sets deadline for deal
Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel and Kuwait on Sunday, a day after US President Donald Trump said the Islamic republic had 48 hours to cut a deal or face “all Hell”. Kuwait and Israel said their air defences were responding to the latest attacks from Iran, part of the war that erupted more than a month ago with US-Israeli strikes that triggered retaliation by Tehran. The war has spread conflict throughout the Middle East and convulsed the global economy. Iran’s forces maintain a tight...
SCMP WorldApril 5, 2026 at 03:03 AM UTCMiddle East crisis live: US and Iranian forces race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; Israel bombards Beirut
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was combing an area near where plane came down in south-western Iran; Israeli military strikes ‘Hezbollah infrastructure’ in Lebanon capital US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images A fire has been reported after a drone hit storage facilities belonging to foreign oil companies west of Iraq’s southern port city of Basra, Reuters is citing security sources as saying. Recent US intelligence reports say Iran is unlikely to open the strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital oil artery provides the only real leverage it has over the US, Reuters is reporting, citing three sources. With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, + MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A “GUSHER” FOR THE WORLD??? Continue reading...
The Guardian WorldApril 4, 2026 at 05:41 AM UTCIran hits Gulf refineries as Trump warns U.S. will attack Iranian bridges, power plants
Iranian officials said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait's largest oil refinery, setting some units on fire.
NPR WorldApril 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM UTC