The plant's operations were suspended after a fire broke out caused by shrapnel from a missile interception. This is the second time since the outbreak of the war that operations at the Habshan plant have been suspended. No injuries were reported.
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War in Iran
A few hours earlier, a drone attack caused a fire at the Kuwaiti Mina Al Ahmadi oil refinery, which has a processing capacity of 346,000 tonnes. barrels per day. Kuwaiti media reported that there were no immediate reports of casualties and that services were working to bring the fire under control.
The authorities also reported that on Friday morning an energy plant and a water desalination plant were attacked, damaging some of their components.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted several drones in the early morning hours.
Iran attacks
On Thursday, Trump released a video of the destroyed bridge and announced that “there will be a lot more” if Iran does not agree to an agreement to end the conflict, which has been going on for almost five weeks and has caused a global energy crisis.
Iran remained adamant – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared that attacks on civilian targets “will not force Iranians to surrender.” The country shows little sign of willingness to accept Trump's demands for peace and has presented its own terms – most of them unacceptable to the US and Israelaela.
CNN reported that about half of Iran's missile launchers remain intact despite more than 12,000 attacks. attacks carried out by the United States and Israel since the beginning of the war.
Iran still has thousands of single-use strike drones in its arsenal. According to CNN, this assessment may also include launchers that are currently unavailable, even if they have not been destroyed; the station cited three sources familiar with the matter.
