An Iranian drone attack hit the Kuwaiti-flagged tanker Al Salmi off the coast of Dubai, triggering a fire and damaging the vessel carrying 2 million barrels of crude.
Shipping in the Persian Gulf was disrupted, while oil prices spiked sharply amid rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
The strike comes despite warnings from Donald Trump, as both military escalation and fragile diplomatic talks continue in parallel.





