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Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump's latest threats

TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 31 - Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on early on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump warned the United States would obliterate Iran's energy plants… Grouped from 3 articles across 2 sources.

3 reports2 sourcesMar 31, 2026, 2:43 AM
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The Straits TimesMar 31, 2026, 2:43 AM

Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump's latest threats

TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 31 - Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on early on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump warned the United States would obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz.

The Straits TimesMar 30, 2026, 8:13 PM

Fire extinguished on Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian attack in Dubai waters

The apparent strike is just the latest in a string of assaults on merchant vessels in the Gulf.

Al JazeeraMar 31, 2026, 12:00 AM

Iran war live: Kuwaiti oil tanker hit in Dubai port; 3 UN soldiers killed

Saudi, Qatari, Jordanian leaders meet as Iran continues to retaliate for US-Israeli raids with attacks on Gulf nations.

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