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Coverage dated March 30, 2026

Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai as fighting continues on all fronts

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Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war.

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  1. NPR

    Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai as fighting continues on all fronts (opens NPR)

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    Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war.

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    Trump tells Europe 'go get your own oil,' Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran energy, oil plants (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Alexander Cornwell, Trevor Hunnicutt and Yomna EhabTEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald Trump warned the U.S.

  4. NPR

    Trump tells Europe 'get your own oil,' Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai (opens NPR)

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    Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Kuwaiti oil tanker struck in Dubai port despite Trump warning (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Iran carried out the strike despite the ship not passing through the Strait of Hormuz and Trump's warning to avoid targeting vessels in the region.

  6. New York Post

    Iran strikes Kuwaiti oil tanker in drone attack off Dubai coast: report (opens New York Post)

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    A Kuwaiti oil tanker off the coast of Dubai was set ablaze Tuesday after being struck by an Iranian drone, according to reports.

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