00:22Iranian drones have struck oil storage tanks at Oman's Salalah port,
00:27one of the country's key energy hubs.
00:30The attack is raising fresh concerns about escalating tensions in the Middle East and
00:35the safety of global oil routes.
00:38Claims of an Israeli false flag operation circulate, particularly among Iran's supporters
00:43and on social media.
00:46Iranian officials and media have repeatedly accused Israel of staging false flag attacks
00:51on Gulf states, including Oman, to provoke widen involvement against Iran, widen the war,
00:57or strain Iran's relations with neighbors.
01:00According to reports from Al Jazeera and Oman TV, a series of drone strikes targeted oil
01:05storage tanks at the port of Salalah in southern Oman.
01:09The British maritime security firm AMBRE confirmed the strikes on energy infrastructure, but added
01:14an important detail.
01:16No merchant vessels were damaged in the attack.
01:19However, the incident is being seen as part of a wider pattern of Iranian strikes on Gulf
01:24energy sites.
01:25These attacks are believed to be retaliation for ongoing military actions by the United
01:29States and Israel in the region.
01:31And that makes this strike particularly significant because Oman has traditionally maintained a neutral
01:38position in regional conflicts.
01:43Following the attack, Oman's sultan Haitham bin Tarek personally contacted Iranian President
01:49Massoud Pazeshkian.
01:50During the call, the sultan strongly condemned the strikes on Omani territory and expressed
01:55his clear disapproval of the escalation.
01:58At the same time, the sultan reaffirmed that Oman remains neutral in the ongoing conflict,
02:03but warned that the country will take all necessary steps to protect its security and stability.
02:09The timing of this attack is also noteworthy.
02:13Just days earlier, sultan Haitham had congratulated Ayatollah Mujtaba Khamenei on becoming Iran's
02:19new supreme leader, a gesture that highlighted Oman's diplomatic ties with Seiran.
02:23For years, Oman has played a quiet but crucial role as a mediator between Iran and the United
02:29States.
02:29But analysts say the ongoing 11-day regional war has strained those diplomatic efforts.
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