Iran Escalates Attacks, Halting West Asia Oil and Gas Supply
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, recent reports from Rystad Energy indicate that the daily supply of over 12 million barrels of oil and gas from the West Asia region has been stopped in the Strait of Hormuz. This figure includes 7 million barrels of crude oil per day, equivalent to approximately 7 percent of global oil demand.
The institute’s analysts have warned of potential further production cuts, deeming the situation a serious alarm for global energy security. Experts and analysts have cautioned about an impending energy crisis stemming from the sustained conflict against Iran following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Wall Street Journal reported that senior executives of American oil companies have warned that the energy crisis will intensify if the terrorist war by the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran continues. Executives from prominent oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips, have cautioned Washington officials in meetings that the ongoing conflict against Iran will exacerbate disruptions to energy transportation through the Strait of Hormuz, worsen energy instability in the region and globally, and accelerate the rise in oil prices.
Reports also indicate a state of emergency declared at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s primary airport. Israeli media reported the declaration of an emergency at Ben Gurion Airport amidst the presence of two military aircraft in the skies over Tel Aviv. Some media outlets are reporting a technical malfunction or damage to an American refueling aircraft over Iraq, with efforts underway to land it in Tel Aviv.
Local sources are reporting intense drone attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, with explosions heard in the Green Zone. According to incoming reports and imagery, anti-aircraft systems deployed at the embassy have been activated and are actively firing into the Baghdad sky. The U.S. Embassy in Iraq was targeted by several suicide drones, with plumes of smoke and fire rising from sections of the compound. Some media outlets have reported the unsuccessful attempts by the embassy’s defense systems to counter the drone attack. Concurrently, American fighter jets are conducting extensive patrols over Baghdad. Al-Mayadeen network also reported that the Jurf al-Nasr area, north of Babil province, was targeted by enemy Zionist-American forces.
Reports have emerged of drone attacks on U.S. military bases in Kuwait. In response, the Kuwaiti Army’s General Staff issued a statement confirming that the country’s air defense forces are engaged in confronting missile and drone attacks. Details regarding the number of drones, specific targets, and potential damage have not yet been officially released. Meanwhile, reports of ongoing missile and drone attacks by Iran on U.S. military bases in the United Arab Emirates have also surfaced. In response, the UAE News Agency announced a temporary closure of the UAE’s airspace as a precautionary measure. Iran’s missile strikes on bases and positions of U.S. occupying forces in several Persian Gulf countries have commenced following the U.S. and the Zionist regime’s aggression into Iran’s territory and their use of those countries’ soil for the aggression.
