Explosions were also reported in Dubai early Friday as air defence systems intercepted incoming projectiles over the city. The incident occurred as residents observed Eid al-Fitr, with mosques making the first call to prayers.<\/p>\n
Iran continued its barrage against Israel, triggering sirens across northern regions from Haifa to the Galilee and areas along the Lebanese border. The escalation followed a day in which more than a dozen missiles were launched, according to the Israeli military.<\/p>\n
In Kuwait City, the state oil company KPC said its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was struck by multiple drone attacks early Friday, sparking fires in some units. No casualties were initially reported.<\/p>\n
Firefighters responded swiftly, and several units were shut down as a precaution to ensure worker safety.<\/p>\n
Global energy markets have come under mounting pressure amid Iran\u2019s control over the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world\u2019s oil supply passes.<\/p>\n
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Thursday that, at the request of US President Donald Trump, Israel would refrain from further strikes on Iran\u2019s offshore South Pars gas field. <\/p>\n
Iranian retaliatory attacks have driven already elevated global energy prices even higher, prompting Gulf allies to urge Washington to restrain Israel\u2019s military actions.<\/p>\n
Since the US and Israel launched the war on February 28, Iran\u2019s top leadership has been decimated and its military capabilities significantly weakened.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu said in a televised address that Iran no longer has the ability to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles, although he did not provide evidence.<\/p>\n
Despite the setbacks, Iran, now led by the son of its supreme leader killed at the start of the war, continues to carry out missile and drone strikes.<\/p>\n
The conflict has taken a heavy toll. More than 1,300 people have been killed in Iran. Israeli operations against the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon have displaced over 1 million people, with the Lebanese government reporting more than 1,000 deaths. <\/p>\n
Israel says it has killed more than 500 Hezbollah militants.<\/p>\n
In Israel, 15 people have been killed in Iranian missile attacks, while four others died in the occupied West Bank following a missile strike overnight. At least 13 US military personnel have also been killed.<\/p>\n
The war has sent shock waves through global energy markets. Brent crude oil briefly surged above $119 per barrel, marking a rise of over 60 per cent since the conflict began. <\/p>\n
European natural gas prices have also climbed sharply, roughly doubling over the past month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Explosions were also reported in Dubai early Friday as air defence systems intercepted incoming projectiles over the city.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[34,12961,12963,12962,69,3063],"class_list":{"0":"post-27771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tehran","8":"tag-iran","9":"tag-israel-airstrikes","10":"tag-kuwait-refinery","11":"tag-nowruz-conflict","12":"tag-tehran","13":"tag-tehran-attack"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116260208901962654","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}