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IDF denies involvement in alleged strikes today on Iranian oil refinery

By Emanuel Fabian 8 April 2026, 3:23 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The IDF denies any involvement in the reported strikes targeting an oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island this morning.

Iran has claimed that in response to a “cowardly attack” on the Lavan Oil Refinery, it launched missile and drone attacks on Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

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