Iran-US war latest: Massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai port hit as Trump issues fresh warning to Tehran
An attack on a Kuwaiti tanker laden with oil has been blamed on Tehran after US president Donald Trump threatened to obliterate Iran’s energy sources.
The Dubai Media Office said that the tanker was struck by a drone and caught fire. Officials said all 24 crew members were safe.
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation blamed Iranian forces for the attack off Dubai, according to the Kuwait News Agency.
The White House warned Tehran Monday that the US has capabilities beyond Iran’s “wildest imagination” if peace talks fail.
The warning comes after Trump threatened to “conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran” by “obliterating” Kharg Island and other energy facilities if a deal to end the war is not reached.
Trump claimed on Truth Social that Washington was holding “serious discussions” with Tehran on how to bring a resolution to the conflict.But Tehran continues to deny that any direct talks are taking place.
Thousands of US troops have started to arrive in the region as Trump threatened an invasion of Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, which reportedly holds 90 per cent of Iran’s oil exports.
