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Iran strikes Kuwaiti oil tanker in drone attack off Dubai coast: report
NY Post ^ | 3/31/26 | Chris Bradford

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Local News; Travel
KEYWORDS: cartersfolly; carterslegacy; drone; dubai; iran; kuwait

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Iran must not completely understand the whole global warming scam.
1 posted on 03/31/2026 1:17:20 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Time to send Greta Thunberg to Iran

She can straighten out the Mullahs


2 posted on 03/31/2026 1:49:57 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

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.


3 posted on 03/31/2026 1:50:07 AM PDT by rellic
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To: Libloather

So is Kuwait now moving in on all fronts?


4 posted on 03/31/2026 1:57:47 AM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏 the prophesies set before you." ) I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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To: rellic

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


5 posted on 03/31/2026 2:02:44 AM PDT by Cronos (Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.)
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To: Libloather
"Iran must not completely understand the whole global warming scam."

Scam? Tell me more....

6 posted on 03/31/2026 2:13:14 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Libloather

Bkmk


7 posted on 03/31/2026 2:51:20 AM PDT by sauropod
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To: Cronos

You Grasp!

I stole that line from a movie,
but it fits!


8 posted on 03/31/2026 3:18:11 AM PDT by rellic
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To: Libloather

Look at Iran. Making friends with its muslim neighbors and all.


9 posted on 03/31/2026 5:35:16 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Cronos

Same. Iranian students are the least religious and the women will not wear a head covering.


10 posted on 03/31/2026 5:36:53 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: AppyPappy

It is interesting to observe the Iranian women’s head covering.

In the recent Iranian New Year’s rally held on the streets of London, there were almost no women covering their heads.

When you see women at rally’s in Iran, some announce their political beliefs by showing just a little hair above their forehead. Some go a little further and expose perhaps as much as two inches of their hair in the front.

Whereas, in the videos of the progovernment rallies, all the women are dressed totally in black and have all of their hair completely covered.


11 posted on 03/31/2026 5:45:15 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: Libloather

Unarmed Kuwaiti tanker..


12 posted on 03/31/2026 5:46:34 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: SaveFerris

More likely she will join them.


13 posted on 03/31/2026 6:55:12 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Libloather
Kharg Island – a Tehran energy stronghold, where around 90 per cent of its oil exports are processed.

Shut it down.

14 posted on 03/31/2026 6:57:37 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Zathras

[More likely she (Greta) will join them.]

Now, now.

Don’t get my hopes up like that...😉😄


15 posted on 03/31/2026 7:03:56 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: rellic

Persians are great people.....for the most part.


16 posted on 03/31/2026 7:44:38 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: AppyPappy

They are PERSIANS!


17 posted on 03/31/2026 7:45:31 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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