Iran's leadership, including Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, defined Israel's strike on the South Pars oil facility as a "declaration of existential war," Israel's public broadcaster KAN News reported on Thursday evening, citing Middle East intelligence sources.
The Islamic regime leadership decided to utilize a "disproportionate response" doctrine, which includes focusing on Middle East capital cities, infrastructure, and other major cities, rather than focusing on military bases, the report noted. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchiissued a threat following the Israeli strikes. "Our response to Israel's attack on our infrastructure employed a fraction of our power," he wrote on X/Twitter. "The ONLY reason for restraint was respect for a requested de-escalation. ZERO restraint if our infrastructures are struck again," he continued.
"Any end to this war must address damage to our civilian sites," he concluded.Several Iranian drones hit Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery early on Friday morning, Kuwait's official news agency KUNA announced. A fire broke out at the facility following the hit, with no injuries or casualties reported, KUNA noted. Kuwaiti firefighters mobilized to the scene to control the blaze. This followed the Kuwaiti army's announcement that it had activated its air defenses. The refinery was also struck on Thursday morning in an Iranian attack. (Read More)
