Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reported that its refinery in Mina al-Ahmadi was hit by drones in the early hours of Friday (3), causing fires in operational units, according to the state news agency. There were no reports of injuries.
Mina al-Ahmadi is an important export hub for the country, located about 45 kilometers south of the capital, Kuwait City.
Earlier, a Kuwaiti Defense Ministry spokesman said its air defense systems were working for hostiles who had entered the country’s airspace, according to state news agency KUNA.
What is happening in the Middle East?
The United States and Israel are at war with Iran. The conflict began on February 28, when a coordinated attack between the two countries killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran.
Several high-ranking officials of the Iranian regime were also killed. In addition, the US claims to have destroyed dozens of the country’s ships, as well as air defense systems, planes and other military targets.
In retaliation, the ayatollah regime carried out attacks against several countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Oman. Iranian officials say they are targeting only U.S. and Israeli interests in those nations.
More than 1,750 civilians have died in Iran since the start of the war, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The White House, in turn, recorded at least 13 deaths of American soldiers in direct relation to the Iranian attacks.
The conflict also expanded to Lebanon. Hezbollah, an armed group supported by Iran, attacked Israeli territory in retaliation for the death of Ali Khamenei. As a result, Israel has carried out aerial offensives against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the neighboring country. Hundreds of people have died on Lebanese territory since then.
With the death of much of its leadership, an Iranian council elected a new supreme leader: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei. Experts point out that it will not make structural changes and represents continuity of resistance.
Donald Trump showed dissatisfaction with this choice, classifying it as a “big mistake”. He had said he would need to be involved in the process and said Mojtaba would be “unacceptable” to Iran’s leadership.
