Tensions in the Gulf escalated Friday as Oman’s Mina al Fahal oil terminal suspended loading operations following a suspected drone strike.
The US State Department kept sweeping travel warnings in place across the Middle East, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington’s security commitments to Kuwait and Gulf partners.
The developments underscore the region’s fragile security environment, even as prominent Gulf voices urge Iran to abandon confrontation in favor of dialogue.
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