Iran has issued an immediate evacuation warning to oil facilities across the Gulf – as the regime tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran said plants The whole of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will be targeted “in the coming hours” – raising fears of a worsening global energy crisis.
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It comes as the embattled mullah regime, which has lost several top figures in the past 24 hours, continues to wrest control of the key strait.
Tehran has threatened to attack any enemy cargo ship passing through the vital trade artery – and has followed through on several occasions.
The latest warning caused oil prices to rise 5 percent to $108.
The evacuation message said: “These centers have become direct and legitimate targets and will be targeted in the coming hours.
“Therefore, all citizens, residents and staff are requested to immediately leave these areas and move to a safe distance without any delay.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant was attacked with a “projectile” – raising fears of devastating consequences and calls for “restraint”.
“A projectile hit the Bushehr NPP complex on Tuesday evening,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
“No damage to the plant or injuries to employees has been reported.”
Following the attack, agency head Rafael Grossi issued a “call for restraint during the conflict to avoid any risk of a nuclear accident.”
It is unclear what exactly struck the nuclear base, located about 450 miles south of Tehran, on Wednesday.
During the escalating Middle East conflict, accidental missile or drone interception debris strikes have occurred at various sites.
The Mullah regime’s only operational nuclear power reactor is the Bushehr plant in southwestern Iran.
Any potential attack on the base, whether deliberate or accidental, could lead to a major existential crisis in the Middle East.
The Gulf states, which depend on desalination plants for their water supplies, could be thrown into further chaos if a nuclear explosion occurs.
Bushehr is also home to an Iranian naval base and a dual-use civil-military airport, with air defense systems protecting the area.
This came as Donald Trump launched attacks on Iranian missile launchers to disrupt the regime’s hold on the Strait of Hormuz.
The attack may have resulted from an overnight attack on the Bushehr base on Iran’s coast in the Persian Gulf – but the US has not confirmed this.
Bushehr is also very close to Kharg Island – Iran’s important oil export hub, which was attacked by US forces last week.
Iran has maintained its grip on the key waterway – a route for a fifth of global oil exports – a move that has sent Brent crude prices soaring.
The deadly strikes Tuesday night targeted cruise missiles hidden under reinforced concrete off Iran’s coastline near the strait — Trump’s latest effort to block the shipping route.
And American warplanes deployed their heaviest and most sophisticated deep penetration bombs to destroy silos in overnight raids – as US Marines closed in on the combat zone.
