Posted on 03/31/2026 1:17:20 AM PDT by Libloather
A Kuwaiti oil tanker off the coast of Dubai was set ablaze Tuesday after being struck by an Iranian drone, according to reports.
The fully-loaded Al Salmi tanker suffered damage to its hull and firefighters battled to control the flames, the Kuwait News Agency reported.
The 24 people on board the vessel were rescued and there were no oil spills, the Dubai government confirmed.
Officials are now investigating the scale of the damage caused to the vessel, which has been in operation since 2011.
The strike comes as oil prices continue to fluctuate while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
On Monday, the price of Brent crude reached $116 a barrel after President Trump claimed the US could just take Iran’s oil, similarly to how Washington took control of Venezuelan exports after Nicolás Maduro was deposed.
“To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran, but some stupid people back in the US say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people,” he told the Financial Times Sunday.
Trump is also said to be mulling over whether to launch a ground invasion of Kharg Island – a Tehran energy stronghold, where around 90 per cent of its oil exports are processed.
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Time to send Greta Thunberg to Iran
She can straighten out the Mullahs
All the Iranians I’ve known and worked with were good people.
I’ve never met a moslem that I could trust.
Anybody that points their butts up to the
sky 5 times a day is asking for trouble.
So is Kuwait now moving in on all fronts?
Nearly all the Iranians i’ve known outside Iran are not Mohammedans. They might have been born into it, but at the minimum are non-practicing and most are actively anti-slam
Scam? Tell me more....
Bkmk
You Grasp!
I stole that line from a movie,
but it fits!
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