Kuwait, Iran and Bubiyan Island
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Kuwait’s oil sector came under a fresh barrage of attacks overnight and into Sunday as drone strikes sparked fires at operational facilities at its refining arm and petrochemical plant, hours after the country’s energy headquarters were set ablaze by unmanned drones.
Kuwait’s army said it had detected and dealt with several hostile drones in the country’s airspace at dawn on Sunday, the latest incident following similar cross‑border drone activity linked to the Iran conflict.
American, was held for several weeks after posting about the Iran war. Kuwait does not appear to have commented publicly on his case.
Eldin, of all charges, which is expected to end a 52-day detention that has drawn international concern about press freedom and expanding
Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews. Kuwait, one of the top OPEC producers in the Middle East, plans to invest as much as $50 billion to raise its oil production ...
Iran has demanded the release of four suspected Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps operatives captured by Kuwait in an island skirmish. Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, said the country "reserves the right to respond" after Kuwait said it had foiled an IRGC infiltration plot on Bubiyan Island.
Kuwait accused Iran on Tuesday of sending an armed paramilitary Revolutionary Guard team to attack an island in the Middle East nation home to a China-funded port project, just before U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.