Summary
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missile and drone attacks on aluminum facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The attacks reportedly targeted sites linked to the U.S. military, following a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iranian facilities. Several people were injured in these attacks, which threaten the global aluminum supply.
Key Facts
- Iran's IRGC claimed responsibility for attacks on aluminum sites in Bahrain and the UAE.
- The IRGC said the attacks were in response to a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran's industrial sites.
- Two people were injured at Bahrain's Aluminum Bahrain facility.
- Significant damage and six injuries occurred at the UAE's Emirates Global Aluminium site.
- The Middle East supplies an estimated 4 to 9 percent of the world’s aluminum.
- Oman's Salalah port was also struck by a drone, injuring one worker.
- Saudi Arabia intercepted 10 drones aimed at its territory.
- Kuwait's National Guard shot down four drones recently.
