The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation says an Iranian attack on the giant Al-Salmi oil tanker at the Dubai Port has caused a fire, warning that it could lead to an oil spill.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Al Jazeera that President Donald Trump “always prefers diplomacy”, but warned Iran of “real consequences” over the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council in response to the killing of three UN peacekeepers in Lebanon in the past 24 hours.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Jordan’s King Abdullah II have slammed Iranian attacks on regional civilian infrastructure following a summit in the city of Jeddah.
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