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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A Kuwaiti crude oil tanker, the Al Salmi, was struck on 30 March by what Kuwait Petroleum Corporation described as an Iranian attack while anchored at Dubai Port. As reported by Reuters, the strike damaged the vessel’s hull and caused a fire, raising concerns about a possible oil spill. Authorities in Dubai said the blaze, caused by a drone attack, was successfully extinguished, and all 24 crew members were unharmed. RelatedNews Iraq and Pakistan strike deal with Iran to move oil and gas through Hormuz Iran expands its operational area in Hormuz var jnews_module_21368974_0_6a04c0a392e8f = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21368974","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4346,280,2647,239","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_id":"","google_slot_id":"","google_deskto
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