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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Iran says it attacked Kuwait, UAE after strikes on its oil facilities
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran launched missile and drone attacks on Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates after airstrikes against oil facilities on Iran’s Lavan island on Wednesday morning, state television reports.
“Missile and drone attacks on the Emirates and Kuwait have taken place a few hours after the targeting of Lavan island oil facilities in Iran,” IRIB says in a report.
State TV also quotes the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company as saying the Lavan Oil Refinery facility on the island “was subjected to a cowardly attack” at 10 a.m. (0630 GMT).
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