Iran’s IRGC claims attacks on UAE, Bahrain aluminium facilities

Iran targets Aluminium Bahrain and Emirates Global Aluminium successful retaliation for US-Israeli attacks connected its infrastructure.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it carried retired rocket and drone attacks connected aluminium facilities successful Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

In a connection carried by Iran’s authorities broadcaster IRIB overnight connected Sunday, the IRGC claimed the sites targeted connected Saturday were linked to the United States military.

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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) said successful a connection that 2 employees were injured successful the onslaught connected its facility, portion the UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said 1 of its sites successful Abu Dhabi suffered important damage, and six radical were injured.

The strikes were retaliation for a US-Israeli onslaught connected Iranian concern infrastructure launched from subject bases hosting US forces successful the Gulf states, the IRGC said.

“The value of this is that of the planetary aluminium supply, estimates are that betwixt 4 to 9 percent comes from this portion … this surely threatens planetary supply,” said Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi, reporting from Dubai.

Since the Middle East warfare erupted astatine the extremity of February, Bahrain and different Gulf countries person regularly been targeted by Iranian rocket and drone strikes, with the US-Israel warfare connected Iran present successful its 5th week.

‘Very concerning’

Elsewhere, a idiosyncratic successful Oman was ⁠injured successful a ⁠drone onslaught connected Saturday astatine the Gulf country’s Salalah port, portion Danish container shipping radical ⁠Maersk said ⁠later that it temporarily halted its operations astatine ‌the larboard pursuing the assault.

Oman’s Foreign ⁠Ministry connected Sunday ⁠condemned the attacks ⁠on its territory, adding ⁠that nary enactment had claimed responsibility.

It said authorities were investigating the ‌attacks’ “sources and motives” without providing further details.

Saudi Arabia’s aerial defence systems intercepted and destroyed 10 drones implicit the past hours, the country’s Ministry of Defence said successful a connection connected Sunday morning. It did not disclose wherever the interceptions took place.

Also, the Kuwaiti National Guard says it changeable down 4 drones aft aerial raid sirens sounded successful the Gulf federation for a 2nd clip wrong hours.

“If Iran continues astatine this gait by matching onslaught for attack, that is precise concerning, particularly since the fig of attacks connected Iran continues to spell up and this struggle continues to escalate,” Al Jazeera’s Basravi noted.

“If determination is an escalation successful Iran, it is inevitable that determination volition proceed to beryllium escalation successful the Gulf Cooperation Council.”