{"id":2585628,"date":"2026-03-31T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kuwaiti-oil-tanker-struck-in-dubai-port-despite-trump-warning\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:31:34","slug":"kuwaiti-oil-tanker-struck-in-dubai-port-despite-trump-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kuwaiti-oil-tanker-struck-in-dubai-port-despite-trump-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwaiti oil tanker struck in Dubai port despite Trump warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkuwaiti-oil-tanker-struck-in-dubai-port-despite-trump-warning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Iranian drone attack hit teh Kuwaiti-owned oil tanker Al-Salmi while it was moored in Dubai&#8217;s port. The strike caused a fire and damaged the hull, but no oil leakage was reported, and all 24 crew members were safe, according to Kuwait Petroleum Corp. Emirati authorities responded to the blaze. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-dressed-like-you-and-me-in-kyiv-home-to-large-russian-minority-volunteers-hunt-saboteurs\/\" title=\"&#039;They&#039;re Dressed Like You and Me&#039; \u2013 In Kyiv, Home to Large Russian Minority, Volunteers Hunt &#039;Saboteurs&#039;\">attack marks<\/a> a meaningful escalation as the first Iranian strike on a vessel moored in Dubai.The tanker had been fully laden with crude and had been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the conflict began. The incident followed President Donald Trump\u2019s warnings against targeting ships in the region and comes as the UAE has urged the United States to take stronger action against Iran, reflecting a hawkish shift among Gulf states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kuwaiti oil tanker struck in Dubai port despite Trump warning<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2548051\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> drone hit a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kuwait\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1940\">Kuwaiti<\/a> oil tanker while anchored in a port in Dubai, despite President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> warnings not to target vessels in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state news agency<\/a>, citing the Kuwait Petroleum Corp., confirmed the attack on Tuesday. No oil leakage was found, and all 24 crew members were reported safe. Emirati authorities responded to the resulting fire on board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4510392\/russian-oil-tanker-cuba-arrives\/\">Russian oil tanker docks at Cuban port after Trump greenlights entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4510166\/trump-video-of-airstrike-bunker-buster-bombs\/\">Trump shows video of immense blast after US airstrike using bunker buster bombs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4510071\/uae-us-invade-iran-gulf-states-trump-war\/\">UAE pushes US to invade Iran as Gulf states lobby Trump to continue war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The strike, a significant escalation, was the first Iranian attack on a vessel moored in Dubai&rsquo;s port.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Al-Salmi<\/em> tanker has been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war began last month, having been fully laden with crude when the attacks began, Kuwait Petroleum Corp. said. The ship&rsquo;s hull sustained some damage from the attack.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as Monday, Trump has threatened the imminent destruction of Iranian energy targets if Tehran didn&rsquo;t immediately stop its harassment of trading vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately &lsquo;Open for Business,&rsquo; we will conclude our lovely &lsquo;stay&rsquo; in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet &lsquo;touched,&#8217;&rdquo; he said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116317880658472708\">Truth Social post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The attack is a step beyond most previous harassment of ships by Iran, which has mainly targeted vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The attack against a ship in a Dubai port is sure to further anger the United Arab Emirates, which has built its economy on being a safe and secure trade hub.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4510071\/uae-us-invade-iran-gulf-states-trump-war\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4510071\">UAE PUSHES US TO INVADE IRAN AS GULF STATES LOBBY TRUMP TO CONTINUE WAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UAE has been targeted by over 2,300 Iranian drones and missiles since the start of the war, an onslaught that has hardened its position against Tehran. With its status as a safe and prosperous economy at risk, the country has adopted a position as the most hawkish of the Gulf countries, reportedly pushing the United States to carry out a ground invasion of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An Iranian regime that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-launches-ballistic-missile-strike-near-u-s-consulate-in-iraq\/\" title=\"... fires ... near US consulate in Iraq\">launches ballistic missiles<\/a> at homes, weaponizes global trade and supports proxies is no longer an acceptable feature of the regional landscape,&rdquo; UAE Minister of State Noura Al Kaabi wrote Monday in the state-linked newspaper the&nbsp;<em>National.&nbsp;<\/em>She added, &ldquo;We want a guarantee that this will never happen again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai port: drone hits Kuwaiti oil tanker; Trump warned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2585629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26071396916169.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16137,14136,76866],"class_list":["post-2585628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dubai","tag-kuwait","tag-oiltanker"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26071396916169.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585628"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585632,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585628\/revisions\/2585632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}