Iranian Attacks Hit Major Aluminum Facilities in UAE and Bahrain

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched strikes on major aluminum facilities in the Gulf, attacking Aluminium Bahrain (one of the world's largest smelters) and Emirates Global Aluminium's Abu Dhabi plant, injuring at least two employees. Iran claimed the industrial sites had American military connections, marking an escalation in targeting economic infrastructure during the fifth week of US-Israel conflict with Iran. The attacks coincided with Yemen's Houthis entering the conflict by firing missiles at Israeli military sites and Iran effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil and gas price spikes. Additional strikes damaged Kuwait's airport radar system and Oman's Salalah port, while in Lebanon three journalists including Al Manar TV's Ali Shoeib were killed in an Israeli strike, with Israel claiming without evidence that Shoeib was a Hezbollah operative.

Iranian attacks on Gulf industrial infrastructure

• ▪Iran attacked a key aluminium plant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, injuring a number of people
• ▪Kuwait's international airport radar system was significantly damaged after being attacked by 15 drones
• ▪Emirates Global Aluminium reported significant damage to its Abu Dhabi facility from an Iranian strike

Israeli strikes in Lebanon and casualties

• ▪The Israel Defense Forces described Ali Shoeib as a terrorist from Iranian-backed Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force who had operated for years under the guise of a journalist
• ▪Nine paramedics were killed in southern Lebanon within 24 hours as of Saturday
• ▪Ali Shoeib, who worked for Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV, was killed by the Israel Defense Forces
• ▪The Israel Defense Forces provided no evidence to support its claim that Ali Shoeib had a military role
• ▪A total of 51 health personnel were killed in Lebanon in March as of the time of reporting
• ▪Fatima Ftouni and Mohamed Ftouni were killed in the same Israeli strike that killed Ali Shoeib

Perspective of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

• ▪Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps justified attacking Aluminium Bahrain and Emirates Global Aluminium by claiming these facilities had connections to American military operations

Perspective of Israel Defense Forces

• ▪The Israel Defense Forces characterized Ali Shoeib as a Hezbollah Radwan Force terrorist who used journalism as cover for military operations
• ▪The Israel Defense Forces offered no supporting evidence for its assertion that Ali Shoeib held a military role beyond his journalistic work