Iranian officials say Israel carried out some of the drone strikes on Gulf energy sites
Exclusive: Iranian officials say Israel carried out some of the drone strikes on Gulf energy sites Sources say that some of the attacks, namely on oil refineries, ports and civilian targets, were carried out by Israel to provoke Gulf states into entering war Smoke can be seen rising after an attack in the UAE's Sharjah, on 1 March 2026 (Amr Alfiky/Reuters) By Faisal Edroos Published date: 4 March 2026 20:00 GMT | Last update: 19 hours 33 mins ago Iranian officials have accused Israel of carrying out some of the drone strikes on energy and civilian sites in the Arabian Gulf, calling the attacks a calculated bid to spark regional fury and pull Arab states into the war on Tehran . An Iranian foreign ministry official told Middle East Eye that Israel was behind several of the drone strikes against Saudi Arabia and claimed that they were also responsible for at least one of the attacks on Oman. "I can categorically say that so...
